form8k05222013


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 22, 2013
 
__________________________________________ 
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 __________________________________________
The Netherlands
 
001-34652
 
98-0641254
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Kolthofsingel 8, 7602 EM Almelo
The Netherlands
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
31-546-879-555
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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o
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (the “Company”) was held on May 22, 2013. Set forth below are the matters the stockholders voted on and the final voting results. The proposals below are described in detail in the Proxy Statement.
1. Election of Directors: 
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Thomas Wroe, Jr.
 
160,892,652
 
1,950,120
 
2,493,070
Martha Sullivan
 
160,938,064
 
1,904,708
 
2,493,070
Lewis B. Campbell
 
161,198,381
 
1,644,391
 
2,493,070
Paul Edgerley
 
160,917,683
 
1,925,089
 
2,493,070
Michael J. Jacobson
 
161,182,599
 
1,660,173
 
2,493,070
John Lewis
 
160,933,318
 
1,909,454
 
2,493,070
Charles W. Peffer
 
161,183,069
 
1,659,703
 
2,493,070
Kirk P. Pond
 
161,187,570
 
1,655,202
 
2,493,070
Michael Ward
 
160,692,213
 
2,150,559
 
2,493,070
Stephen Zide
 
160,672,379
 
2,170,393
 
2,493,070
Each of the nominees was elected for a term of one year.
2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:  
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
163,436,833
 
389,015
 
1,508,963
 
1,031
3. To adopt the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
163,078,273
 
22,700
 
1,506,397
 
728,472
4. To discharge members of the Company’s Board of Directors from certain liabilities for fiscal year 2012: 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
162,956,456
 
51,070
 
1,599,845
 
728,471
5. To approve the amendment to the remuneration policy of the Company's Board of Directors: 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
138,012,196
 
22,243,684
 
4,351,490
 
728,472
6. To extend to the Company's Board of Directors for a period of 18 months from the date of the General Meeting the authority to repurchase up to 10% of the outstanding shares, as determined on the record date, in the capital of the Company, on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or in one or more self tender offers, at prices per share not less than the nominal value of a share and not higher than 110% of the market price at the time of the transaction: 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
162,901,395
 
10,485
 
1,695,490
 
728,472
7. To amend the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of ordinary shares authorized for issuance under the plan by 5,000,000 shares:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
158,242,545
 
250,634
 
4,349,593
 
2,493,070





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.
 
 
 
 
 
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING N.V.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jeffrey Cote
Date: May 28, 2013
 
 
 
Name: Jeffrey Cote
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer