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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 25, 2018
KEMET Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-15491 | | 57-0923789 |
(State of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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KEMET Tower, One East Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida | | 33301 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(954) 766-2800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
101 NE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On July 25, 2018, the Company held its 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 13, 2018. The following are the voting results for each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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 2021 with the following vote: |
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| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Dr. Wilfried Backes | 37,228,124 | 329,807 | 29,524 | 13,767,206 |
Gurminder S. Bedi | 37,090,067 | 475,719 | 21,669 | 13,767,206 |
Per-Olof Loof | 37,140,390 | 420,732 | 26,333 | 13,767,206 |
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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, 2019 with the following vote: |
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For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
50,853,984 | 442,007 | 58,670 | — |
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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 | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
36,048,542 | 1,470,227 | 68,686 | 13,767,206 |
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.
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Date: | July 25, 2018 | KEMET Corporation |
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| By: | /s/ WILLIAM M. LOWE, JR. |
| | William M. Lowe, Jr. |
| | Executive Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |