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): October 18, 2011

SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
DELAWARE   000-49602   77-0118518
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3120 SCOTT BLVD.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
  95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 454-5100

 
 
(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 October 18, 2011, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect three directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) to provide a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2011 (“say-on-pay”); (3) to provide a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers (“say-on-frequency”); and (4) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

                         
                    Broker  
Director   For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Francis F. Lee
    20,977,594       454,224       8,187,636  
Nelson C. Chan
    21,016,720       415,098       8,187,636  
Richard L. Sanquini
    18,985,976       2,445,842       8,187,636  

The results of the vote to approve the say-on-pay proposal were as follows:

                                 
                            Broker  
    For     Against     Abstain     Non-Votes  
Say-on-pay proposal
    9,075,580       11,396,851       959,387       8,187,636  

Our stockholders did not approve the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2011.

The results of the vote on the say-on-frequency proposal were as follows:

                                         
    One Year     Two Years     Three Years     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
Say-on-frequency proposal
    20,475,215       34,589       675,951       246,063       8,187,636  

Our stockholders recommended on a non-binding, advisory basis that the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers be held every year. Based upon these results, our Board of Directors determined to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every year, until the next required vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

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The results of the vote on the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 were as follows:

                                 
                            Broker  
    For     Against     Abstain     Non-Votes  
Ratification of KPMG, LLP as independent registered public accountants
    29,305,872       72,783       240,799        

This proposal received the necessary votes in favor to be adopted by our stockholders at the annual meeting.

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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.

         
  SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
 
 
Date: October 21, 2011  By:   /s/ Kathleen A. Bayless    
    Kathleen A. Bayless   
    Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer   
 

 

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