lfus20160427_8k.htm

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20579

 

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) – April 22, 2016

 

Littelfuse, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-20388

36-3795742

(State of other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

8755 W. Higgins Road, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60631

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (773) 628-1000

 

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:

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 22, 2016, the Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting as required by the Company’s Bylaws. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The following seven individuals were elected to the Board of the Company to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominees

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non- Voters

 

Tzau-Jin (T. J.) Chung

    20,614,047       77,140       1,771       782,617  

Cary T. Fu

    20,633,356       57,513       2,089       782,617  

Anthony Grillo

    19,559,457       1,131,718       1,783       782,617  

Gordon Hunter

    19,664,284       1,026,942       1,732       782,617  

John E. Major

    19,357,207       1,333,965       1,786       782,617  

William P. Noglows

    20,613,804       77,199       1,955       782,617  

Ronald L. Schubel

    20,150,628       540,380       1,950       782,617  

  

Proposal 2: Approval and Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditors

 

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved and ratified.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

21,459,218

 

7,954

 

8,403

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

The stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

19,658,134

 

1,023,174

 

11,650

 

782,617

 

 

 
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Signature

 

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 thereunto duly authorized. 

 

  Littelfuse, Inc.
   

Date: April 28, 2016

By: /s/ Meenal A. Sethna

 

Meenal A. Sethna
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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