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
California
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0-12718
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94-2328535
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1235 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California
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94089
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 408-222-8888
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Signatures
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
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Vote Against
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Votes Withheld/ Abstentions
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Broker Non-Vote
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Henry Pao
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8,911,830
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0
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224,218
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1,989,867
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Ben Choy
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8,573,148
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0
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562,900
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1,989,867
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Mark Loveless
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8,957,047
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0
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179,001
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1,989,867
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Elliott Schlam
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9,011,753
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0
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124,295
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1,989,867
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Milton Feng
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9,020,805
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0
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115,243
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1,989,867
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2. | Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012. |
Vote For
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Vote Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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11,107,526
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14,606
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3,783
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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
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Vote Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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9,011,130
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122,728
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2,190
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1,989,867
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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
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2 Years
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1 Year
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Abstention
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Broker Non-Votes | |||
2,501,901
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945,630
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5,675,617
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12,900
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1,989,867 |
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
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(Registrant)
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Date: August 31, 2011
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By
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/s/ Phillip A. Kagel
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Name
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Phillip A. Kagel
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Title
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Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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