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 21, 2011 |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7201 | 33-0379007 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| | | |
| 1 AVX Boulevard | | |
| Fountain Inn, South Carolina | | 29644 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| | | |
| (864) 967-2150 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 20, 2011, we held our annual meeting of shareholders in Fountain Inn, South Carolina.
The shareholders elected all of our nominees for director, ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as our independent accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, approved the advisory vote on executive compensation, and recommended, on an advisory basis, that we conduct future executive compensation votes every three years.
The results of the votes of shareholders on each matter set forth at the annual meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Class III Directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2014
| | | Number of Votes |
| | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Kenuske Itoh | | 141,508,815 | | 23,434,279 | | 3,032,261 |
| Tatsumi Maeda | | 152,687,086 | | 12,256,008 | | 3,032,261 |
| Donald B. Christiansen | | 164,354,806 | | 588,288 | | 3,032,261 |
2. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as our independent accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012:
| Number of Votes |
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 167,897,835 | | 59,885 | | 17,635 | | - |
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation:
| Number of Votes |
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 163,931,154 | | 844,931 | | 167,009 | | 3,032,261 |
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation:
| Number of Votes |
| One Year | | Two Years | | Three Years | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 37,979,087 | | 348,498 | | 126,386,077 | | 229,432 | | 3,032,261 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: July 21, 2011
AVX CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Kurt P. Cummings |
| | |
| Name: | Kurt P. Cummings |
| Title: | Vice President, |
| | Chief Financial Officer, |
| | Treasurer and Secretary |
