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):
August 1, 2013
PLANTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 1-12696 | 77-0207692 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(831) 426-5858
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Not Applicable |
(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:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 6, 2013, Plantronics, Inc. ("the Company"), a Delaware corporation, issued a press release reporting its results of operations and financial condition for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 which ended on June 29, 2013, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 as well as Exhibit 99.1, attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 1, 2013, at the Company's Annual Meeting (as defined below), the Company's stockholders approved amendments to the Company's 2003 Stock Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan") including (1) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan by 1,000,000, and (2) limit the number of shares that may be awarded annually to the Company's independent directors.
A copy of the Plan is attached hereto and filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") was held on August 1, 2013. At the Annual Meeting, 41,455,937 shares of common stock of the Company were present in person or by proxy.
At the meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposals: (1) elect seven directors; (2) approve amendments to the Plan including (i) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by one million (1,000,000), and (ii) limit the number of shares that may be awarded annually to the Company's independent directors; (3) ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014, and (5) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: The following directors were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
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Nominee | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Marv Tseu | | 39,172,174 | | 123,329 | | 470,403 | | 1,690,031 |
Ken Kannappan | | 39,499,205 | | 66,017 | | 200,684 | | 1,690,031 |
Brian Dexheimer | | 39,348,091 | | 118,150 | | 299,665 | | 1,690,031 |
Robert Hagerty | | 39,357,719 | | 121,167 | | 287,020 | | 1,690,031 |
Gregg Hammann | | 39,354,203 | | 41,159 | | 370,544 | | 1,690,031 |
John Hart | | 39,265,839 | | 129,960 | | 370,107 | | 1,690,031 |
Marshall Mohr | | 39,399,255 | | 117,131 | | 249,520 | | 1,690,031 |
Proposal No. 2: The results of the vote to approve amendments to the Company's 2003 Stock Plan were:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
36,554,781 | | 3,148,156 | | 62,969 | | 1,690,031 |
Proposal No. 3: The results of the vote on ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 were:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
41,035,931 | | 384,710 | | 35,296 | | — |
Proposal No. 4: The results of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
37,759,477 | | 1,892,365 | | 114,064 | | 1,690,031 |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 6, 2013, the Company announced in its press release titled "Plantronics Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results" that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company's common stock, payable on September 10, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2013.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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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.
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Date: August 6, 2013 | PLANTRONICS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Pamela Strayer |
| Name: | Pamela Strayer |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Acting Interim Chief Executive Officer |