UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 24, 2012
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MICREL, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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California
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001-34020
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94-2526744
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, California, 95131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(408) 944-0800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Micrel, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 24, 2012.
Set forth below are the number of votes cast for or against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes and results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the meeting.
Proposal No. 1: The following individuals were elected at the annual meeting to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2013 annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
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Nominees
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Voted
For
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Authority Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Raymond D. Zinn
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53,220,612
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2,230,387
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2,956,786
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John E. Bourgoin
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50,520,134
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4,930,865
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2,956,786
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Michael J. Callahan
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53,925,631
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1,525,368
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2,956,786
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Daniel Heneghan
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55,049,531
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401,468
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2,956,786
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Neil J. Miotto
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55,285,883
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165,116
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2,956,786
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Frank W. Schneider
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53,925,126
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1,525,873
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2,956,786
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Proposal No. 2: The proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was approved.
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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56,541,863
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1,860,247
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5,675
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0
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Proposal No. 3: The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the proxy statement, was approved.
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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53,525,556
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1,915,996
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9,447
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2,956,786
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Proposal No. 4: The proposal to approve the adoption of the Micrel, Incorporated 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan and the reservation of an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance thereunder, was approved.
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Voted For
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Voted Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,272,835
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10,166,077
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12,087
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2,956,786
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 29, 2012 MICREL, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Clyde R. Wallin
Name: Clyde R. Wallin
Title: Vice President, Finance and Human Resources
& Chief Financial Officer