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1 2015 Annual Report

2 company information SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION Annual Meeting of Shareholders The Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled to be held at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at the Vera Bradley Design Center located at Stonebridge Road, Roanoke, Indiana. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 25, 2015, will receive a formal notice of the annual meeting and a proxy statement. Form 10-K Annual Report A copy of the Vera Bradley, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is available to shareholders upon written request to the corporate secretary of the company or by visiting our website at verabradley.com. Common Stock The common stock of the company is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol VRA. Investor Relations Shareholders and members of the financial community may direct questions or requests to: Julia Bentley, Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications Vera Bradley, Inc Stonebridge Road Roanoke, IN (260) jbentley@verabradley.com Additional investor information can be found at investors.verabradley.com. Transfer Agent and Registrar Wells Fargo Shareowner Services PO Box St. Paul, MN (800) Company Headquarters Vera Bradley, Inc Stonebridge Road Roanoke, IN verabradley.com

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33 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 October 21, 2010 January, 29, 2011 January, 28, 2012 February 2, 2013 February 1, 2014 January, 31, 2015 Vera Bradley, Inc. S&P 500 Index S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories, and Luxury Goods Index

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87 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert T. Wallstrom President and Chief Executive Officer Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer Patricia R. Miller Co-founder Robert J. Hall Chairman of the Board President, Green Gables Partners John E. Kyees # Retired Chief Financial Officer, Urban Outfitters, Inc. Richard Baum # * Managing Partner, Consumer Growth Partners Karen Kaplan + Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hill Holliday Matthew McEvoy # Senior Vice President of Strategy and New Business Development, Burberry Group plc CORPORATE OFFICERS Robert T. Wallstrom President and Chief Executive Officer Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer Kevin J. Sierks Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Kimberly F. Colby Executive Vice President, Design Sue E. Fuller Executive Vice President, Merchandising C. Roddy Mann Executive Vice President, Strategy and Operations Karen E. Peters Executive Vice President, Retail and Wholesale Anastacia S. Knapper Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary P. Michael Miller Retired Senior Partner, Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP Frances P. Philip + * Retired Chief Merchandising Officer, L.L.Bean, Inc. Edward M. Schmults + * Chief Executive Officer, Wild Things, LLC COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD ADMINISTRATION KEY # Audit Committee + Compensation Committee * Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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