SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
(Amendment No. 1)
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 2, 2017
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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33‑0379007 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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1 AVX Boulevard |
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Fountain Inn, South Carolina |
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29644 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(864) 967-2150 |
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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:
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Explanatory Note
On August 3, 2017, we filed the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Filing”) disclosing the results of the voting at AVX Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on August 2, 2017. The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose our decision regarding how frequently we will conduct shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay Votes”). No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As previously reported in the Original Filing, the majority of the votes cast by our shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold a Say-on-Pay Vote every three years. Consistent with this recommendation by our shareholders, our Board of Directors has decided that it will include a Say-on-Pay Vote in the Company’s proxy materials every three years until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay Votes, which will be no later than our Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2023.
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: October 23, 2017
AVX CORPORATION
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/s/ Kurt P. Cummings |
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Name: |
Kurt P. Cummings |
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Executive Vice President, |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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and Treasurer |