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)
 
May 16, 2012
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-13059
33-0055414
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3169 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA
92626
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (714) 549-0421
 
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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Ceradyne, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 16, 2012.  A total of 22,331,471 shares of our common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, representing 91.97% of the 24,280,505 shares of common stock outstanding as of the March 21, 2012 record date.  The final voting results for the matters voted upon at the meeting are as follows:
 
1.  Proposal 1:  The following six persons were elected as directors to serve a one year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2013 or until their successors are elected and qualified:
 
   
Votes For
   
Votes
Withheld
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Joel P. Moskowitz
    19,221,040       387,839       2,722,592  
Richard A. Alliegro
    17,420,914       2,187,965       2,722,592  
Frank Edelstein
    18,271,134       1,337,745       2,722,592  
Richard A. Kertson
    17,016,951       2,591,928       2,722,592  
Milton L. Lohr
    17,330,856       2,278,023       2,722,592  
Siegfried Müssig
    19,108,564       500,315       2,722,592  
 
2.  Proposal 2:  The results of the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation were:
 
Votes For
   
Votes
Against
   
Votes
Abstained
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
  18,055,559       372,837       1,180,482       2,722,593  
 
3.  Proposal 3: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2012, was approved by the following vote:
 
Votes For
   
Votes
Against
   
Votes
Abstained
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
  19,001,162       3,305,244       25,065       0  
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
   
 CERADYNE, INC.
 
 
 May 21, 2012  By:  /s/ Jerrold J. Pellizzon
          Jerrold J. Pellizzon
          Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
     
 

 
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