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
October 23, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-49602 | 77-0118518 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3120 SCOTT BLVD.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 454-5100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On October 23, 2012, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect three directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) to provide a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2012 (“say-on-pay”); and (3) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Jeffrey D. Buchanan | 27,078,190 | 161,142 | 3,464,417 | |||
Keith B. Geeslin | 23,632,255 | 3,607,077 | 3,464,417 | |||
James L. Whims | 23,770,850 | 3,468,482 | 3,464,417 |
The results of the vote to approve the say-on-pay proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Say-on-pay proposal | 20,572,971 | 6,623,054 | 43,305 | 3,464,419 |
Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2012 on a non-binding, advisory basis.
The results of the vote on the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Ratification of KPMG, LLP as independent registered public accountants | 30,525,405 | 157,228 | 21,116 | — |
This proposal received the necessary votes in favor to be adopted by our stockholders at the annual meeting.
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.
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | ||||
| Date: October 29, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kathleen A. Bayless | ||
| Kathleen A. Bayless | ||||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer | ||||