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 26, 2012
KEMET Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-15491 |
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57-0923789 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2835 KEMET Way Simpsonville, SC |
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29681 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(864) 963-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On July 26, 2012, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were voted upon by the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2012. The following are the voting results for each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
1. Election of Directors
The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve three-year terms to expire in 2015 with the following vote:
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Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Dr. Wilfried Backes |
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29,338,449 |
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886,454 |
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43,354 |
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10,088,418 |
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Gurminder S. Bedi |
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29,336,284 |
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900,052 |
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31,921 |
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10,088,418 |
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Per-Olof Loof |
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29,623,131 |
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610,595 |
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34,531 |
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10,088,418 |
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2. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP
The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 with the following vote:
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Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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39,996,482 |
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243,068 |
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117,125 |
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3. Advisory Approval of Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers
The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers with the following vote:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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29,033,270 |
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941,605 |
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293,382 |
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10,088,418 |
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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.
Dated: July 27, 2012
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By: |
/s/ R. James Assaf |
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R. James Assaf |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |