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 : May 22, 2013
CTS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Indiana | 1-4639 | 35-0225010 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Numbers) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.) |
| | | |
| 905 West Boulevard North | | |
| Elkhart, Indiana | | 46514 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (574) 523-3800
(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:
| q | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
CTS Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, all proposals were approved. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed April 17, 2013 for the Annual Meeting. The final results were as follows:
| | a) | The following individuals were nominated in 2013 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2014. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows: |
| Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
| Walter S. Catlow | 28,488,049 | 543,126 | 1,475,396 |
| Lawrence J. Ciancia | 28,492,667 | 538,508 | 1,475,396 |
| Thomas G. Cody | 28,488,470 | 542,705 | 1,475,396 |
| Patricia K. Collawn | 28,292,024 | 739,151 | 1,475,396 |
| Michael A. Henning | 28,459,576 | 571,599 | 1,475,396 |
| Gordon Hunter | 28,227,371 | 803,804 | 1,475,396 |
| Diana M. Murphy | 28,688,795 | 342,380 | 1,475,396 |
| Kieran O’Sullivan | 28,574,070 | 457,105 | 1,475,396 |
| Robert A. Profusek | 28,550,405 | 480,770 | 1,475,396 |
| | b) | The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
| 28,573,015 | 354,381 | 103,779 | 1,475,396 |
| c) | Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013: |
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
| 30,147,281 | 340,967 | 18,323 | ------ |
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.
CTS CORPORATION
/s/ John R. Dudek
By: John R. Dudek
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
Date: May 28, 2013
