UNITED STATES
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BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

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ShareholderMeeting to Be Held on May 12, 2017

		Meeting Information
	BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
		For holders as of: March 13, 2017
		Date: May 12, 2017              Time:  9:00 AM CDT
		Location:	Hilton Americas Hotel
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.			1600 Lamar Street
ATTN: JAMES WALKER			Houston, Texas
3000 TECHNOLOGY DR.
ANGLETON, TX 77515
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
	Nominees
01  Douglas G. Duncan       02  Robert K. Gifford               03  Kenneth T. Lamneck       04  Jeffrey S. McCreary       05  David W. Scheible
06  Paul J. Tufano                07  Clay C. Williams
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
2. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote1 YEAR on the following proposal:
3. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.