UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

July 22, 2016 (July 21, 2016)

SMTC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

635 Hood Road

Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 4N6

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 479-1810

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

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on July 21, 2016. The stockholders were asked to vote on the four proposals listed below, which were described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2016. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.

 Proposal 1 - Each of the five nominees for director received the requisite plurality of votes for election. The vote tabulation was as follows:

Proposal 2 - Stockholders voted in favor of the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2017.

Proposal 3 – Stockholders voted in favor of the ratification of the increase of stock awards available to be issued under the 2010 Incentive Plan.

Proposal 4 – A Non-binding advisory vote approved executive compensation.

SIGNATURE

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.