Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 24 2015 - 10:10AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): July 22, 2015
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-7201
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33‑0379007
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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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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(Zip Code)
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(864) 967-2150
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 22, 2015, AVX Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders in New York, New York.
The shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.
The results of the votes of shareholders on each matter presented at the annual meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Election of the following persons, each to serve as a Class II Director for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018:
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Number of Votes
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For
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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John Sarvis
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151,590,195
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12,558,831
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2,448,104
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Goro Yamaguchi
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144,657,829
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19,491,197
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2,448,104
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Joseph Stach
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163,203,779
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945,247
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2,448,104
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2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016:
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Number of Votes
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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112,963
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73,709
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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: July 24, 2015
AVX CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Kurt P. Cummings
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Name:
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Kurt P. Cummings
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Title:
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Vice President,
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Chief Financial Officer,
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Treasurer and Secretary
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