0000730000-12-000026.txt : 20120823 0000730000-12-000026.hdr.sgml : 20120823 20120822193451 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000730000-12-000026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120822 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20120823 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120822 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SUPERTEX INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000730000 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 942328535 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1221 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12718 FILM NUMBER: 121050656 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 BORDEAUX DR CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 4087440100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 BORDEAUX DR CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 8-K 1 supx8kproxy2012.htm SUPERTEX 8-K 08-22-2012 supx8kproxy2012.htm

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):   August 17, 2012

 
SUPERTEX, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
California
  
 
0-12718
  
 
94-2328535
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
1235 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California
 
94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 408-222-8888

 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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):
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Signatures
 
Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

           At the Company's August 17, 2012, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders re-elected the existing board of directors and ratified the selection of  BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013, approved on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. Of the 12,003,885  shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of June 22, 2012, a total of 10,620,882 shares were voted in person or by proxy, representing 88.5% of the total votes entitled to be cast, constituting a majority and therefore more than a quorum of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Votes were cast as follows:

1.   Election of Directors

   
Vote For
  
Vote Against
  
Votes Withheld/ Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Vote
                 
                  Henry C. Pao
  
8,761,644
  
0
  
215,945
  
1,643,293
                  Ben C. K. Choy
  
8,103,698
  
0
  
  873,891
  
1,643,293
                  W. Mark Loveless
  
8,778,998
  
0
  
 198,591
  
1,643,293
                  Elliott Schlam
  
8,778,998
  
0
  
 198,591
  
1,643,293
                  Milton Feng
  
8,782,998
  
0
  
 194,591
  
1,643,293

 
2.
Proposal to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013.

Vote For
 
Vote Against
  
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­10,595,568
 
17,836
  
7,478
 
  


 
3.
Proposal to adopt the resolution approving on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

Vote For
 
Vote Against
  
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
8,718,667
 
253,682
  
5,240
 
1,643,293



 
 
 


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.

 
   
Supertex, Inc
   
(Registrant)
     
Date: August 22, 2012
By
/s/ Phillip A. Kagel
 
Name
Phillip A. Kagel
 
Title
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer