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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 May 24, 2018 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: March 26, 2018 Date: May 24, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM EDT Location: 635 Davis Drive Suite 300 Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 TransEnterix, Inc. TransEnterix, Inc. 635 Davis Drive, Suite 300 Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. 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 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. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.


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Voting items 1. Election of Directors Nominees 01 Paul A. LaViolette 02 Todd M. Pope 03 Andrea Biffi 04 Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D., MBA 05 William N. Kelley, M.D. 06 Aftab R. Kherani, M.D. 07 David B. Milne 08 Richard Pfenniger, Jr. 09 William N. Starling The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): 2 Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2017. 3 Vote to amend and restate the TransEnterix, Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 15,000,000 shares. 4 Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. NOTE: In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.