Unassociated Document
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): October 10, 2008
BENCHMARK
ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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1-10560
(Commission
File
Number)
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74-2211011
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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3000
Technology Drive, Angleton, Texas
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77515
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (979)
849-6550
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
October 13, 2008, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the Company) issued a press
release announcing the appointment of Clay C. Williams to the Board of Directors
of the Company effective October 10, 2008 as an independent director. Mr.
Williams serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National
Oilwell Varco, Inc., a global service provider and manufacturer of equipment
for
oil and gas producers. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Varco
International, Inc. prior to Varco’s merger with National-Oilwell. Mr. Williams
began his career at Shell Oil Company in 1985, and has held various positions
in
the energy industry for more than 20 years. Mr. Williams received a B.S. degree
in Civil/Geological Engineering from Princeton University and a MBA from the
University of Texas at Austin.
At
a
special meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 10, 2008, the Board
appointed Mr. Williams to serve as a director and as a member of the Company’s
Audit Committee and Compensation Committee until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders planned for May 2009. Mr. Williams will receive compensation as
a
non-employee director as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March
28, 2008. On October 10, 2008, Mr. Williams received a stock option grant to
purchase 10,000 Common Shares of the Company under the Company’s 2002 Stock
Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors with an exercise price of $10.27 and
a
term of 10 years.
The
press
release announcing the appointment of Mr. Williams is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release dated October 13, 2008
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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BENCHMARK
ELECTRONICS, INC.
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Dated:
October 15, 2008
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By:
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/s/
DONALD F. ADAM
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Donald
F. Adam
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Chief
Financial Officer
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