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:

 

1A 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 

 

2A 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”.

 

3A 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