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): March 20, 2014
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Singapore |
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2 Changi South Lane, Singapore |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (65) 6876-9899
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On March 20, 2014, Mr. Michael D. Capellas was appointed to the Companys Board of Directors. Mr. Capellas joined the Board as an independent director and has been appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Capellas and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director.
Pursuant to the Companys non-management directors compensation programs, Mr. Capellas will be entitled to receive: (i) annual cash compensation of $95,000, payable quarterly in arrears, for services rendered as a director and member of the Compensation Committee; (ii) upon his appointment, a pro-rated share of the annual restricted stock unit award received by our non-management directors following the last annual general meeting; and (iii) an annual restricted stock unit award following each annual general meeting of shareholders having an aggregate fair market value of $150,000. The foregoing description of the Companys non-management directors compensation program is qualified by reference to the description included in the definitive proxy statement for the Companys 2013 Annual General Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2013.
The Companys Articles of Association provide that, subject to the Singapore Companies Act, every director shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the execution and discharge of his duties or in relation thereto. Our directors are covered by indemnification agreements with the Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary which provide for indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. The Company has also obtained a policy of directors and officers liability insurance that will insure directors against the costs of defense, settlements and judgments in connection with proceedings in which our directors are involved by reason of having served as directors or agents of the Company.
On March 24, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Capellas, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Press release, dated March 24, 2014, issued by Flextronics International Ltd. |
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.
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Date: March 24, 2014 |
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/s/ Christopher Collier | |
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Christopher Collier |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
Renee Brotherton |
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Kevin Kessel |
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Investor Relations |
1(408) 576-7189 |
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1 (408) 576-7985 |
renee.brotherton@flextronics.com |
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kevin.kessel@flextronics.com |
FLEXTRONICS APPOINTS
MICHAEL CAPELLAS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
San Jose, CA March 24, 2014Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) announced today that Michael D. Capellas, prominent industry executive, has been appointed to the Companys Board of Directors.
Mr. Capellas currently serves as Principal of Capellas Partners, a strategic advisory firm focusing on technology-driven companies. He was previously Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of VCE Company, LLC, a joint venture between EMC and Cisco with investments from VMware and Intel. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data Corporation and was also Chief Executive Officer of MCI, Inc. through its 2004 restructuring and acquisition by Verizon in 2006. In addition, Mr. Capellas served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Compaq from 2000 until its merger with HP in 2002. Post merger, he served as President of HP. Prior to Compaq and HP, he held a variety of executive positions in multiple industries.
Michael has tremendous operational, financial and technology industry experience spanning hardware, software, network and communications companies and is one of the most talented executives in business today, said Mike McNamara, chief executive officer of Flextronics. We are honored to welcome Michael to our Board and look forward to leveraging his extensive experience and deep insights in the Flextronics Boardroom.
About Flextronics
Flextronics (Reg. No. 199002645H) is a leading end-to-end supply chain solutions company that delivers design, engineering, manufacturing and logistics services to a range of industries and end-markets, including data networking, telecom, enterprise computing and storage, industrial, capital equipment, appliances, automation, medical, automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, mobile, computing and other electronic product categories. Flextronics is an industry leader with more than $24 billion in annualized sales, generated from helping its customers design, build, ship, and service their products through an unparalleled network of facilities in more than 30 countries and across four continents. Flextronics service offerings and vertically integrated component technologies optimize customer supply chains by lowering costs, increasing flexibility, and reducing time-to-market. For more information, visit www.flextronics.com or follow us on Twitter @flextronics.
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