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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):
  July 30, 2015

PLANTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-12696
77-0207692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 (Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(831) 426-5858
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On July 30, 2015, at the Annual Meeting (as defined below) of Plantronics, Inc. ("Company"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2003 Stock Plan ("Plan") increasing the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 1,000,000.
A copy of the Plan, as amended and restated is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting") was held on July 30, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, 35,660,227 shares of common stock of the Company were present in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposals: (1) elect seven directors; (2) approve an amendment to the Company's 2003 Stock Plan ("Plan") increasing the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 1,000,000; (3) ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016; and (4) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: The following directors were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marv Tseu
 
33,378,584
 
306,062
 
7,566
 
1,968,015
Ken Kannappan
 
33,498,796
 
188,567
 
4,849
 
1,968,015
Brian Dexheimer
 
33,402,762
 
279,854
 
9,596
 
1,968,015
Robert Hagerty
 
33,449,393
 
233,012
 
9,807
 
1,968,015
Gregg Hammann
 
33,544,051
 
138,354
 
9,807
 
1,968,015
John Hart
 
33,446,092
 
236,119
 
10,001
 
1,968,015
Marshall Mohr
 
33,540,196
 
142,745
 
9,271
 
1,968,015

Proposal No. 2: The results of the vote to approve the amendment to the Company's Plan were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
22,009,158
 
11,669,660
 
13,394
 
1,968,015

Proposal No. 3: The results of the vote on ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016 were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
35,500,947
 
155,677
 
3,603
 

Proposal No. 4: The results of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
31,575,477
 
2,097,456
 
19,279
 
1,968,015






Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.










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. 
  
 
 
Date: August 3, 2015 
PLANTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard R. Pickard
 
Name:
Richard R. Pickard
 
Title:
Vice President - Legal, General Counsel and Secretary