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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on July 24, 2013

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SUNPOWER CORPORATION

SUNPOWER

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

77 Rio Robles

SAN JOSE, CA 95134

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Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: May 28, 2013

Date: July 24, 2013

Time: 12:00 PM PDT

Location: Sunpower Corporation

77 Rio Robles

San Jose, California 95134

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Bernard Clement 02 Denis Giorno

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2. and 3.

2. The proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, our named executive officer compensation.

3. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2013.

NOTE: In their discretion, Thomas H. Werner, Charles D. Boynton, Lisa Bodensteiner or any of them, each with power of substitution, are authorized to vote upon such other matter or matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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