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UNITED STATES
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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 16, 2010.

THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.
THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.
6380 ROGERDALE ROAD
HOUSTON, TX 77072

Meeting Information
Meeting Type:              Annual Meeting
For holders as of:          April 19, 2010
Date:      June 16, 2010            Time: 11:00 AM PDT
Location:   The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.
Executive Offices
40650 Encyclopedia Circle
Fremont, California
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Voting Items
      
 
                            
The Board of Directors recommends
that you vote FOR the following:		    
 
                            
1.   Election of Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders
or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.		    
 
                            
    Nominees:    
 
                            
 
  01 )   George Zimmer 05 )   Sheldon I. Stein    
 
  02 )   David H. Edwab 06 )   Deepak Chopra, M.D.    
 
  03 )   Rinaldo S. Brutoco 07 )   William B. Sechrest    
 
  04 )   Michael L. Ray, Ph.D. 08 )   Larry R. Katzen    
 
                            
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:    
 
                            
2.   To ratify the appointment of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm
for the Company for fiscal 2010.		    
 
                            
3.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.    


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