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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 11, 2020. BENEFITFOCUS, INC. Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 13, 2020 Date: June 11, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM EDT Location: 100 Benefitfocus Way Charleston, South Carolina 29492 You are receiving this communication because you hold BENEFITFOCUS, INC. shares in the company named above. C/O BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC. P.O. BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 This shares. is not This a ballot. communication You cannot presents use this only notice an to overview vote these of the you more on the complete Internet. proxy You may materials view that the proxy are available materials to online (see reverse at www.proxyvote.com side). or easily request a paper copy 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) Raymond A. August 02) A. Lanham Napier
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.
2. Approval of an amendment to the Benefitfocus, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Plan to reserve an additional 1,500,000 shares of its common stock for issuance thereunder.
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of Benefitfocus, Inc.’s 2019 named executive officer compensation.
4. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Benefitfocus, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2020.
NOTE: In its discretion, the proxy is authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. This proxy when properly executed will be voted as directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR proposal 1, FOR proposal 2, FOR proposal 3 and FOR proposal 4.
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