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): October 6, 2015
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-12906 | 36-2096643 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 40W267 Keslinger Road, P.O. Box 393, LaFox, Illinois | 60147-0393 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 208-2200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our annual meeting of stockholders on October 6, 2015. As of August 13, 2015, the record date for the annual meeting, 11,457,470 shares of our common stock, each entitled one vote per share, and 2,140,644 shares of Class B common stock, each entitled to 10 votes per share, were issued and outstanding. Accordingly, as of August 13, 2015, the combined voting power of our shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting was 32,863,910 votes. The following proposals, which are described in detail in our Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2015, were voted upon and approved at the annual meeting:
| 1 | A proposal to elect five directors nominated by our Board of Directors to serve on our Board of Directors until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and shall have qualified, was approved with the following vote: |
| Nominee | For | Abstain/ Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Edward J. Richardson | 29,150,017 | 1,240,008 | 1,260,645 | |||||||||
| Paul J. Plante | 29,147,975 | 1,242,050 | 1,260,645 | |||||||||
| Jacques Belin | 29,130,465 | 1,259,560 | 1,260,645 | |||||||||
| James Benham | 29,147,775 | 1,242,250 | 1,260,645 | |||||||||
| Kenneth Halverson | 29,147,975 | 1,242,050 | 1,260,645 | |||||||||
| 2 | A proposal to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016 was approved with 30,979,857 votes “FOR”, 635,108 votes “AGAINST” and 35,705 votes “ABSTAIN/WITHHOLD”. |
| 3 | A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers was approved with 29,200,638 votes “FOR”, 1,141,576 votes “AGAINST” and 47,811 votes “ABSTAIN/WITHHOLD” and 1,260,645 broker non-votes”. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. | ||
| Date: October 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Ben |
Name: Title: |
Robert J. Ben Chief Financial Officer | |