UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    May 16, 2018

 

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Texas

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

1-10560

(Commission

File Number)

 

74-2211011

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

4141 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona  85251  

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (623) 300-7000

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

     [  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defned in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                           [  ]

 

 


 

Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting was held on May 16, 2018.  All proposals were approved.  The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Election of Directors

 

Name

For

 

Withheld

David W. Scheible

40,517,923

 

1,141,128

Bruce A. Carlson

41,067,114

 

591,937

Douglas G. Duncan

36,948,526

 

4,710,525

Robert K. Gifford

41,060,829

 

598,222

Kenneth T. Lamneck

40,510,355

 

1,148,696

Jeffrey S. McCreary

41,060,698

 

598,353

Paul J. Tufano

39,999,320

 

1,659,731

Clay C. Williams

40,240,100

 

1,418,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

In addition, there were 1,782,417 broker non-votes on the Election of Directors.  Based on the results, Messrs. Scheible, Carlson, Duncan, Gifford, Lamneck, McCreary, Tufano and Williams have been elected as Directors and will hold office until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

 

Say on Pay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non-Vote

 

40,113,841

 

1,486,273

 

58,937

 

1,782,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratification of Auditors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non-Vote

 

42,760,275

 

612,915

 

68,278

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Dated: May 21, 2018

By: /s/ Roop K. Lakkaraju

 

Roop K. Lakkaraju

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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