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): May 8, 2018
TERADYNE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-06462 | 04-2272148 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA | 01864 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 370-2700
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Teradyne, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect the eight nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Commission on March 29, 2018 to the Board of Directors to serve as directors for a one-year term. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Michael A. Bradley |
166,656,499 | 2,248,097 | 56,175 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Edwin J. Gillis |
166,418,047 | 1,998,405 | 544,319 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Timothy E. Guertin |
167,533,678 | 1,329,725 | 97,368 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Mark E. Jagiela |
166,935,823 | 1,960,825 | 64,123 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Mercedes Johnson |
167,225,108 | 1,646,684 | 88,979 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Marilyn Matz |
168,040,928 | 832,663 | 87,180 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Paul J. Tufano |
143,802,819 | 24,618,557 | 539,395 | 11,684,769 | ||||
| Roy A. Vallee |
166,718,095 | 2,166,941 | 75,735 | 11,684,769 |
2. To conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 162,878,800 |
5,934,257 | 147,714 | 11,684,769 |
3. To ratify the selection of the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
| 177,926,950 |
2,564,582 | 154,008 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| TERADYNE, INC. | ||||
| Dated: May 11, 2018 | By: | /s/ Gregory R. Beecher | ||
| Name: | Gregory R. Beecher | |||
| Title: | V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||