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 17, 2018 |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 1-34679 | 27-0986328 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
Incorporation or Organization) | Number) | |
3 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 150 | |
Malvern, PA | 19355 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(484) 321-5300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 17, 2018, Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 12,423,246 shares of the Company’s common stock and 1,025,158 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock were entitled to vote as of March 26, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 12,210,235 were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting (representing 21,295,798 total votes). Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders voted to elect Janet Clarke, Wesley Cummins, Bruce Lerner, Saul Reibstein, Ziv Shoshani, Timothy Talbert and Marc Zandman to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring on the date of the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of votes cast in the election of directors was as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Janet Clarke | 19,453,526 | 250,605 | 1,591,667 | |||
Wesley Cummins | 19,458,724 | 245,407 | 1,591,667 | |||
Bruce Lerner | 19,458,226 | 245,905 | 1,591,667 | |||
Saul Reibstein | 19,418,145 | 285,986 | 1,591,667 | |||
Ziv Shoshani | 19,453,588 | 250,543 | 1,591,667 | |||
Timothy Talbert | 19,416,949 | 287,182 | 1,591,667 | |||
Marc Zandman | 19,423,358 | 280,773 | 1,591,667 | |||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The number of votes cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP | 20,774,562 | 129,148 | 392,088 | — | ||||
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote Related to Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders, on an advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2017, as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Approval of 2017 compensation of named executive officers | 18,956,169 | 363,205 | 384,757 | 1,591,667 | ||||
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.
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. | |||
Date: May 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ William M. Clancy | |
Name: William M. Clancy | |||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief | |||
Financial Officer | |||