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: September 7, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-29174
Canton of Vaud, Switzerland | None | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Logitech International S.A.
Apples, Switzerland
c/o Logitech Inc.
6505 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, California 94555
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(510) 795-8500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Logitech International S.A. (Company) was held on September 7, 2011. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1: Approval of the Annual Report, the Compensation Report, the consolidated financial statements and the statutory financial statements of Logitech International S.A. for fiscal year 2011
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
54,506,446 |
430,568 | 447,449 | 0 | |||
99.22% |
0.78% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
35,424,198 |
7,765,720 | 1,051,181 | 11,136,864 | |||
82.02% |
17.98% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation
One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstention |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
42,434,232 |
389,631 | 740,939 | 676,296 | 11,136,865 | ||||
97.40% |
0.89% | 1.70% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 4: Increase to the number of shares available for issuance under Employee Share Purchase Plans
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
42,152,027 |
1,218,844 | 876,728 | 11,136,864 | |||
97.19% |
2.81% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 5: Authorization to exceed 10% holding of own share capital
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
21,684,767 |
10,917,138 | 348,483 | 11,136,864 | |||
66.51% |
33.49% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 6: Appropriation of retained earnings without payment of a dividend
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
53,538,792 |
1,450,134 | 395,312 | 0 | |||
97.36% |
2.64% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 7: Release of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers from liability for activities during fiscal year 2011
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
39,564,022 |
2,193,004 | 622,514 | 0 | |||
94.75% |
5.25% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 8.1: Re-election of Mr. Matthew Bousquette
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
43,004,105 |
616,988 | 612,636 | 11,136,863 | |||
98.59% |
1.41% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 8.2: Re-election of Mr. Richard Laube
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
43,156,803 |
520,628 | 544,723 | 11,136,863 | |||
98.81% |
1.19% | N/A | N/A |
Proposal 9: Re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as auditors
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes | |||
54,346,986 |
560,921 | 451,230 | 0 | |||
98.98% |
1.02% | N/A | N/A |
In addition, at the meeting a proposal from the floor was made under Swiss law to hold separate votes on each individual member of the Board of Directors and each Executive Officer in lieu of the omnibus vote under Proposal 7. Shareholders cast their votes on this proposal from the floor as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
928,286 |
33,787,140 | 18,961,250 | N/A | |||
2.67% |
97.33% | N/A | N/A |
Under Swiss law abstentions are not counted towards the calculation of the majority required for passage of the proposals.
In connection with the shareholder vote on Proposal No. 3, the Company determined that it shall hold an annual advisory vote on the Companys executive compensation, until such time as the next advisory vote is submitted to the shareholders of the Company with regard to the frequency of future advisory votes on the Companys executive compensation, or the Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the shareholders of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Logitech International S.A. | ||
/s/ Catherine Valentine | ||
Catherine Valentine | ||
General Counsel, Vice | ||
President, Legal and | ||
Secretary |
September 12, 2011