UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): June 15, 2018
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Power Integrations, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-23441 | 94-3065014 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5245 Hellyer Avenue
San Jose, California 95138-1002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 414-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Power Integrations, Inc. (“Power Integrations”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 15, 2018. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final tally of the number of votes cast for or against each matter, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
1. Power Integrations’ stockholders elected each of the directors proposed by Power Integrations for re-election; to serve until Power Integrations’ 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been elected and qualified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:
Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | ||||
Wendy Arienzo | 27,101,446 | 205,504 | ||||
Balu Balakrishnan | 26,998,613 | 308,337 | ||||
Alan D. Bickell | 24,392,823 | 2,914,127 | ||||
Nicholas E. Brathwaite | 25,996,274 | 1,310,676 | ||||
William L. George | 25,358,544 | 1,948,406 | ||||
Balakrishnan S. Iyer | 26,737,005 | 569,945 | ||||
E. Floyd Kvamme | 24,277,121 | 3,029,829 | ||||
Necip Sayiner | 26,625,488 | 681,462 | ||||
Steven J. Sharp | 26,878,042 | 428,908 | ||||
There were 1,246,181 broker non-votes for this proposal.
2. Power Integrations’ stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of Power Integrations’ named executive officers, as disclosed in Power Integrations’ proxy statement. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:
Shares voted for: | 22,859,433 | |
Shares voted against: | 4,430,113 | |
Shares abstaining: | 17,404 | |
Broker non-votes: | 1,246,181 | |
3. Power Integrations’ stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Power Integrations for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:
Shares voted for: | 27,880,125 | |
Shares voted against: | 621,430 | |
Shares abstaining: | 51,576 | |
Broker non-votes: | — | |
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.
Power Integrations, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Sandeep Nayyar | ||||
Name: | Sandeep Nayyar | ||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Dated: June 19, 2018