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):   August 19, 2011

 
SUPERTEX, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
California
 
 
0-12718
 
 
94-2328535
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
1235 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California
 
94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 408-222-8888

 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Signatures
 
Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

           At the Company’s August 19, 2011, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company’s shareholders re-elected the existing board of directors and ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012, approved on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, and specified on an advisory basis annual shareholder votes to approve named executive officer compensation in the future. Of the 12,671,761  shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of June 24, 2011, a total of 11,125,915 shares were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.8% of the total votes entitled to be cast, constituting a majority and therefore more than a quorum of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Votes were cast as follows:
 
 
 1.      Election of Directors
 
   
Vote For
 
Vote Against
 
Votes Withheld/ Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Vote
                  Henry Pao
 
8,911,830
 
0
 
224,218
 
1,989,867
                  Ben Choy
 
8,573,148
 
0
 
  562,900
 
1,989,867
                  Mark Loveless
 
8,957,047
 
0
 
 179,001
 
1,989,867
                  Elliott Schlam
 
9,011,753
 
0
 
 124,295
 
1,989,867
                  Milton Feng
 
9,020,805
 
0
 
 115,243
 
1,989,867
 
 
 2.      Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012.
 
Vote For
 
Vote Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­11,107,526
 
14,606
 
3,783
 
  N/A

 3.     Proposal to adopt the resolution approving on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers.
 
Vote For
 
Vote Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
9,011,130
 
122,728
 
2,190
 
1,989,867
 
 
  4.     Proposal to adopt the resolution and specify on an advisory basis the preferred frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation.
 
3 Years
 
2 Years
 
1 Year
 
Abstention
    Broker Non-Votes
2,501,901
 
945,630
 
5,675,617
 
12,900
    1,989,867
 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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.


 
   
Supertex, Inc
   
(Registrant)
     
Date: August 31, 2011
By
/s/ Phillip A. Kagel
 
Name
Phillip A. Kagel
 
Title
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer