FORM 8-K

 

 

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

October 22, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

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.)

1251 McKay Drive

San Jose, California 95131

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 454-5100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 22, 2013, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect two directors to serve until our annual meeting of stockholders in 2016 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 2013 (“say-on-pay”); (3) to provide a vote on our proposal to amend our 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan; 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, 2014.

Proposal One: The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

 

Director

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker

Non-Votes

Richard A. Bergman

  23,940,461   1,561,953   4,259,042

Russell J. Knittel

  22,069,567   3,432,847   4,259,042

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

23,754,293   1,534,776   213,345   4,259,042

Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2013 on a non-binding, advisory basis.

Proposal Three: The results of the vote on the proposal to approve an amendment of our 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

13,381,907   11,961,963   158,544   4,259,042

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

Proposal Four: 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, 2014 were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

29,429,308   287,596   44,552  

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


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 25, 2013     By:  

/s/ Kathleen A. Bayless

      Kathleen A. Bayless
      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer