littelfuse_8k-042712.htm
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): April 27, 2012
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
 
Delaware
0-20388
36-3795742
     
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

O’Hare Plaza
8755 West Higgins Road, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60631
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(773) 628-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     
On April 27, 2012, the Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting as required by the Company’s Bylaws. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:
 
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
 
The following six individuals were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
 
Nominees
 
Votes Cast For
    Votes
Withheld
   
Broker
Non-Votes
 
Tzau-Jin (T. J.) Chung
    19,647,015       200,504       587,734  
Anthony Grillo
    19,617,716       229,803       587,734  
Gordon Hunter
    19,308,260       539,259       587,734  
John E. Major
    19,350,340       497,179       587,734  
William P. Noglows
    19,644,751       202,768       587,734  
Ronald L. Schubel
    19,828,345       19,174       587,734  

Proposal 2: Approval and Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditors

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2012 was approved and ratified.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
           
20,135,973
 
291,425
 
7,855
 

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

The stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
             
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
             
19,295,081
 
382,836
 
169,602
 
587,734

 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
   
LITTELFUSE, INC.
 
   
(Registrant)
 
       
Dated: May 3, 2012
 
/s/ Philip G. Franklin
 
   
Philip G. Franklin
 
   
Vice President, Operations Support, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer