Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On May 27, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), Vincent C. Hopkin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Solutions Group (“ASG”) for ON Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company” and, including its affiliates, “onsemi”), informed the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to step down from his officer positions with onsemi, effective immediately, and will retire from all positions with onsemi effective July 31, 2022 (the “Retirement Date”). Robert Tong, a Senior Vice President and direct report of Mr. Hopkin who has served as General Manager of the Mobile, Computing and Cloud Division of ASG since 2019, will assume Mr. Hopkin’s duties as the senior officer in charge of ASG effective as of the Effective Date. Mr. Tong joined onsemi in 2008 through its acquisition of AMI Semiconductor, where he served as senior vice president of its medical division. Prior to AMI Semiconductor, he was the president and CEO of Dspfactory, a fabless semiconductor startup of DSP products for the hearing health industry.
(e) Upon his retirement, Mr. Hopkin will be entitled to receive the retirement-related benefits and compensation previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board approved the acceleration of vesting for the remainder of the time-based restricted stock units granted to him in 2021, effective as of the Effective Date, although those awards will continue to pay out according to their original schedule. All other unvested equity awards held by him, including the entirety of his 2022 equity grant, will be forfeited on the Retirement Date.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 26, 2022. The proposals (all of which were from management) submitted to the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the voting regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022.
(b) Proposal No. 1. The Company’s stockholders elected 10 directors of the Company, each for a one-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until the earlier time of their death, resignation or removal, as set forth below:
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Name | | | | Votes For | | | | Votes Against | | | | Abstentions | | | | Broker Non-Votes |
Atsushi Abe | | | | 343,183,023 | | | | 9,498,137 | | | | 1,368,858 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Alan Campbell | | | | 342,423,139 | | | | 10,257,880 | | | | 1,368,999 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Susan K. Carter | | | | 341,807,971 | | | | 10,147,159 | | | | 2,094,888 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Thomas L. Deitrich | | | | 343,738,350 | | | | 8,935,741 | | | | 1,375,927 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Gilles Delfassy | | | | 347,873,893 | | | | 4,798,847 | | | | 1,377,278 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Hassane El-Khoury | | | | 348,101,513 | | | | 4,525,575 | | | | 1,422,930 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Bruce E. Kiddoo | | | | 347,421,914 | | | | 5,258,427 | | | | 1,369,677 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Paul A. Mascarenas | | | | 309,662,556 | | | | 40,962,648 | | | | 3,424,814 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Gregory L. Waters | | | | 346,888,733 | | | | 5,784,220 | | | | 1,377,065 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Christine Y. Yan | | | | 333,699,164 | | | | 18,979,237 | | | | 1,371,617 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Proposal No. 2. The Company’s stockholders approved the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:
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Votes For | | | | Votes Against | | | | Abstentions | | | | Broker Non-Votes |
330,764,196 | | | | 22,985,210 | | | | 300,612 | | | | 26,546,017 |
Proposal No. 3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022, as set forth below:
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Votes For | | | | Votes Against | | | | Abstentions |
340,095,717 | | | | 40,420,178 | | | | 80,140 |