8_k ANNUAL MEETING VOTE RESULTS



 
 
 
 
 




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 3, 2013
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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. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2013. 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' 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been elected and qualified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:
Nominee
 
Shares
Voted For
 
Shares
Withheld
Balu Balakrishnan
 
26,578,051

 
228,560

Alan D. Bickell
 
25,966,051

 
840,560

Nicholas E. Brathwaite
 
26,517,097

 
289,514

William L. George
 
26,095,844

 
710,767

Balakrishnan S. Iyer
 
19,099,397

 
7,707,214

E. Floyd Kvamme
 
26,555,207

 
251,404

Steven J. Sharp
 
26,559,146

 
247,465


There were 1,233,816 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:
25,448,666


 
Shares voted against:
1,193,227

 
 
Shares abstaining:
164,718

 
 
Broker non-votes
1,233,816

 
 

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, 2013. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Shares voted for:
26,387,219

 
 
Shares voted against:
1,602,236

 
 
Shares abstaining:
50,972

 
 
Broker non-votes
0
 
 

    





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 5, 2013