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 Exchnage Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 5, 2012

 

 

Syntel, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Michigan   000-22903   38-2312018

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

525 E. Big Beaver Road, Suite 300,

Troy, Michigan

  48083
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 619-2800

(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 follwing provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Syntel, Inc. (“Syntel”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (the “Meeting”) in Troy, Michigan. As of the record date for the Meeting, April 10, 2012, there were 41,824,778 shares of Syntel’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. There were 39,766,223 shares of Syntel’s common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The final vote of the shareholders on the proposals presented at the Meeting follows:

Proposal 1: The following nominees, constituting the entirety of Syntel’s Board of Directors, were elected to serve for one year terms lasting until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2013:

 

     Number of Shares  
     FOR      WITHHELD      BROKER NON-VOTES  

Paritosh K. Choksi

     38,696,867         275,000         794,356   

Bharat Desai

     38,273,579         698,288         794,356   

Thomas Doke

     38,816,118         155,749         794,356   

Rajesh Mashruwala

     38,747,679         224,188         794,356   

George R. Mrkonic, Jr.

     38,740,126         231,741         794,356   

Prashant Ranade

     38,743,149         228,718         794,356   

Neerja Sethi

     38,237,864         734,003         794,356   

Proposal 2: The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Syntel’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 was ratified:

 

Number of Shares  
FOR    AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER NON-VOTES  
39,704,049      56,096         6,078         -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.

 

    

Syntel, Inc.

   (Registrant)
Date June 7, 2012    By                /s/ Daniel M. Moore
     

 

      Daniel M. Moore, Chief Administrative Officer

 

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