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 17, 2012

 
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 17, 2012, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders re-elected the existing board of directors and ratified the selection of  BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013, approved on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. Of the 12,003,885  shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of June 22, 2012, a total of 10,620,882 shares were voted in person or by proxy, representing 88.5% 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 C. Pao
 
8,761,644
 
0
 
215,945
 
1,643,293
                  Ben C. K. Choy
 
8,103,698
 
0
 
  873,891
 
1,643,293
                  W. Mark Loveless
 
8,778,998
 
0
 
 198,591
 
1,643,293
                  Elliott Schlam
 
8,778,998
 
0
 
 198,591
 
1,643,293
                  Milton Feng
 
8,782,998
 
0
 
 194,591
 
1,643,293

 
2.
Proposal to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013.

Vote For
 
Vote Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­10,595,568
 
17,836
 
7,478
 
 


 
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
8,718,667
 
253,682
 
5,240
 
1,643,293



 
 

 


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 22, 2012
By
/s/ Phillip A. Kagel
 
Name
Phillip A. Kagel
 
Title
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer