ANNUAL MEETING: Election of Board of Directors Term of office: July 27, 2009 Annual Election 2010

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1 THE PLANNERS NETWORK, INC Lyndie Lane, Suite 116 Temecula, CA (951) Toll Free (866) Return address: return FAX (951) ANNUAL MEETING: Election of Board of Directors Term of office: July 27, 2009 Annual Election 2010 The election of the Board of Directors will take place during the Annual Meeting of The Planners Network on Monday, July 27, 2009 at the Sheraton Maui Resort, Maui, Hawaii. The instructions that follow are to allow all shareholders to vote by mail (proxy), so that their attendance at the Annual Meeting is not required. Attached is your ballot to be used for this election. Each TPN shareholder owns 1,000 shares. Since the Board of Directors consists of seven (7) members, each shareholder is allowed to cast up to 7,000 votes as desired among the nominees. You can apply all 7,000 votes to one nominee if you wish, or spread them out among the various nominees or for a write-in candidate. However, no fractional voting is allowed. Please remember that your total for all nominees cannot exceed 7,000 votes. Also attached are the Candidate s Statements. There are seven candidates running for seven positions. After you have read the statements, you may complete the ballot and FAX it to (951) or mail it to TPN, Lyndie Lane, Suite 116, Temecula, CA to be received no later than Monday, July 20, You also have the option of casting your ballot at the Annual Meeting. If you wish to vote for the nominees or write-in candidates, but will not be attending the meeting in person, please mark the box indicating that you desire the present Board of Directors to cast your votes for you in the manner you have indicated. In this case, the current Board of Directors will act as your proxy. You may also use the ballot form to appoint another shareholder to act as your proxy, to vote on your behalf, as the proxy holder deems advisable. This appointed shareholder must be present at the Annual Meeting to vote on your behalf. If you do not wish to vote for any of the nominees, you may request that no votes are cast but you wish to be counted towards achieving a quorum for the election. FAX or mail your proxy (if you will not attend the Annual Meeting in person) so that it will be received by TPN no later than Monday, July 20, Remember that nominations will be accepted from the floor during the Annual Meeting. However, only those attending the meeting and any proxy holders will be able to vote for those nominees. If you have any questions, call Kären Locklin at (866) or to k.locklin@theplannersnetwork.com

2 THE PLANNERS NETWORK Board of Directors Election PROXY and BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS: If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting of The Planners Network, Inc. on July 27, 2009 and would like to appoint a proxy, or, if you want to vote prior to the meeting date please: 1. Complete items (1) and (2) below, sign and date the Ballot (page 2), and 2. Return this Proxy and Ballot by FAX to (951) or mail to Lyndie Lane, Suite 116, Temecula, CA to be received no later than Monday, July 20, This Proxy must be received at the commencement of the Annual Meeting or prior thereto to be counted. (1) Appoint Proxy holder Choose only one: [ ] Board of Directors (only if marking 2a below) or [ ] (Name) (TPN Shareholder. In this case, you can mark either 2a, 2b, or 2c.) shall be the proxy holder of the undersigned, to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting of The Planners Network, Inc. on July 27, 2009 and shall act for the undersigned in the same manner and with the same effect as if the undersigned were personally present. This proxy will be used to establish a quorum and voted as provided below. IF YOU SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY AND DO NOT MARK THE BALLOT, PROXY HOLDER MAY VOTE AS HE, OR SHE, DEEMS FIT. (2) I wish to vote to fill the 7 vacant positions on the Board of Directors as shown: [ ] a. Cast my votes as I have indicated on the Ballot (page 2). (In this case, the Board of Directors will act as your proxy holder.) [ ] b. Cast my votes as proxy holder deems appropriate. (In this case, you will not mark on the Ballot.) [ ] c. Withhold my votes. (In this case, you will not vote, but you will be counted for the quorum.) Page 1 of 2

3 THE PLANNERS NETWORK, INC Board of Directors Election Ballot You have 7,000 votes to elect seven board members at the Annual Meeting and Election to be held on Monday, July 27, Cumulative voting will be used. You may cast your votes all for one candidate or split them among the candidates as you see fit as long as the total votes cast do not exceed 7,000 votes. Proxies attempting to cast more than 7,000 votes will be invalid. In addition to the candidates listed below, you may add additional candidates for the proxy holder to nominate. Nominations may also be taken from the floor at the meeting. Unless you mark Withhold, the proxy holder shall also be allowed to nominate candidates. CANDIDATE VOTE (7,000 votes in Total) Jill Campbell Ron Fukagawa J. Alan Kerby David Stern David Vander Zwaag David Williams Tom Wolf (Write-in candidate) _ (Write-in candidate) This proxy may be revoked by the attendance of and voting by the undersigned at the meeting for which this proxy is valid, by express revocation, by execution and delivery of a subsequent proxy, or otherwise as specified in the Corporation s Bylaws. Unless earlier revoked, this proxy shall automatically expire after the completion of the meeting, referred to above, for which this proxy is valid. Shareholder Signature: Date_ Type or Print Name Office Address: Page 2 of 2

4 THE PLANNERS NETWORK, INC ANNUAL ELECTION CANDIDATE STATEMENTS JILL CAMPBELL: I am a candidate for the TPN Board of Directors. I wish to continue to devote time, energy, and whatever talent I may possess to further the goals established by our Mission Statement and in our Strategic Plan. I truly feel that TPN has been a large part of the success of my practice. I cherish the personal relationships that this group has afforded me and look forward to many years as a part of TPN. Last year I began meeting with NPC Strategic group to establish a plan to create a better path for us to share our office successes and concerns. We are close to having a proposal. I have also been a part of a committee working with NPC to make some needed changes to our current contract. I m excited about some of the possibilities. I appreciate the transparency of our operations and our dedication to the committee process. I feel we need to continue and increase the time we spend sharing between one another. If elected this will be my last year with term limits. I respectfully request that you vote for me in the upcoming Board election. Thank you RON FUKAGAWA: I am respectfully submitting my candidacy for election to the Board of Directors of The Planners Network. I have been a member of TPN since just about the time of its inception and we have come a long way since then, thanks in large part to the work of past Boards. In ongoing discussions with Board members and colleagues, it is clear that even as far as we have come there is still much to do and decide going forward. The decisions we make regarding the future will impact all of us and I would appreciate the opportunity to be a part of that process. Jeff Stark, the current TPN President, and I have been partners for many years so I believe that I am fairly well acquainted with the work of the Board and the challenges facing them going forward through my many discussions with him during his years as a Board member and President. Additionally, I have recently served on several other Boards within my local community, including the Rotary Club, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, the Inland Valley Hospice Association, and Mt. San Antonio Gardens Life Care Community, so I am familiar with the different types of issues common to most Boards. My primary goal as a Board member will be to help make the best decisions possible to ensure the ongoing responsible growth and viability of The Planners Network. Thank you for your consideration. J. ALAN KERBY: I would like to offer my services to TPN and serve on our Board of Directors in the coming year. My membership in TPN has been a real benefit to me and my office. I have served on both the Training and Education and Conference/Sponsor Relations committees now for several years, and would like to offer my time and effort to serve once again on the board. I enjoy our relationship with NPC and would work to keep that relationship strong. I am also committed to strong RIA and Insurance Divisions. We have had good growth this year, and hope that we can continue this expansion with new quality people. I hope to see TPN become even a larger force to be reckoned with. This will only help with our practices as we move forward. 1

5 DAVID STERN: I am asking for your vote for the open board position on The Planners Network, Inc. Board of Directors. Casting your vote for me will give you the certainty that your concerns will be heard. Foremost in my mind will be the future goals of our group as well as the current issues. I am currently serving and have served on many other boards in the Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear areas of California, as a member, treasurer, chairman, and secretary. These boards were both non-profit and for profit groups. I feel as a shareholder myself and past board member of this organization, I qualify for the position that will be open in July. Thank you for your consideration and confidence in me. DAVID VANDER ZWAAG: I am submitting my candidacy for the TPN Board of Directors. For a little over two years, it has been my pleasure to be a part of TPN. In as much as TPN benefits each of us in so many ways, giving back to TPN is equally as important for its continued success. I believe that only through our time and efforts, will TPN continue to be a strategic leader as a group at NPC. I believe that our efforts to grow TPN in size and quality, have, and will continue to benefit each of us. Quality growth will help strengthen our relationship with NPC. As times change, so do our challenges in the Securities Industry. It will be through our collective participation and leadership that TPN will excel through these turbulent times. My goal as a board member will be to assist fellow board members as we set and achieve goals that will insure the continued success of TPN while enhancing the educational opportunities available to our members. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your business. DAVID N. WILLIAMS: I am asking for your vote in the upcoming Planners Network shareholder meeting. We have made tremendous progress over the last few years with both production and high quality new members that continue to add value to our production group. We have done this process through Board Members that put aside their time without compensation to give to our group. I am proud to serve on the board with individuals that care about the continuation of our personal mission and I would like your support in serving another term on your Board. The following are my goals for the next term: First of all my promise is to stand up for whatever is best for The Planners Network and our Members as a whole I will re-visit our Strategic Business Plan and set new goals and action plans to accomplish our goals I will support synergy between our Members and sharing ideas between our Members at our conferences and workshops I will work to increase Shareholder benefits I will continue to maintain a strong relationship with National Planning Thank you for your consideration and vote. 2

6 TOM WOLF: I am more or less repeating my candidacy statement from last year. Little did I know what we were all going to be facing just a year ago. As all of you know, I have served TPN in the past as board member, President, RIA director and, currently, as Chief Compliance Officer of the RIA. I have decided to once again request your vote for me for the Board of Directors. My intent is to assist in focusing attention on the future of TPN, identifying the issues we are likely to face, and to strategize and prepare for those eventualities. While our relationship with NPC is positive and stable at this time, while our businesses are growing (now under some stress), and while most of us have little to complain about (what a difference a year makes), we run the risk of becoming complacent and finding ourselves unprepared for what may come down the road ( ain t that the truth ). You know that I have always had a positive vision of TPN, of our working together as shareholders, and of our offering a unique opportunity for those looking for such a relationship. I see the purpose of the board as one of preparing us for the future. Thank you (again) for giving me this opportunity to offer my time. 3