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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 11, 2017.


	Meeting Information
TRUEBLUE, INC.	Meeting Type: For holders as of:		Annual Meeting March 10, 2017
	Date: May 11, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
	Location:	TrueBlue, Inc. 1015 A Street Tacoma, WA 98402
TRUEBLUE, INC. C/O COMPUTERSHARE 350 INDIANA STREET SUITE 750 GOLDEN, CO 80401	You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. 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 , scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, 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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1.	Election of Directors

	Nominees:

	1a.	Colleen B. Brown

	1b.	Steven C. Cooper

	1c.	William C. Goings

	1d.	Kim Harris Jones

	1e.	Stephen M. Robb

	1f.	Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi

	1g.	Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr.

	1h.	Bonnie W. Soodik

	1i.	William W. Steele

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

2.	To approve, by advisory vote, compensation for our named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote for “1 Year” on the following proposal:

3.	Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

4.	To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.