Cohu, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 12, 2009

Cohu, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-04298 95-1934119
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, California   92064
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   858-848-8100

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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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.

(e) At the Cohu, Inc. (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") held on May 12, 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Cohu, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The amendments increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable in connection with awards granted under the Plan by 1,800,000 shares and increase the number of shares which may be issued pursuant to restricted stock and performance awards from 1,500,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares. A copy of the amended Cohu, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

(1) Harry L. Casari and Harold Harrigian were elected directors of the Company. The results of the vote were as follows:

Harry L. Casari – Votes For – 20,198,656; Votes Withheld – 1,715,898
Harold Harrigian – Votes For – 20,193,587; Votes Withheld – 1,720,967

The remaining directors continuing in office until 2010 or 2011 are James A. Donahue, Robert L. Ciardella and Charles A. Schwan.

(2) The amendments to the Cohu 2005 Equity Incentive Plan were approved. The results were as follows:

Votes For – 14,778,656; Votes Against – 2,531,560; Abstentions – 586,005; Broker Non-Votes – 5,447,750

(3) The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Cohu’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 26, 2009 was approved. The results were as follows:

Votes For – 20,987,717; Votes Against – 811,991; Abstentions – 114,846; Broker Non-Votes – 1,429,417

Other presentation material from the Annual Meeting is available at www.cohu.com/investors/presentations.htm





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.1

Cohu, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (1)

(1) Compensation plan or arrangement in which executive officers and directors participate.





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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.

         
    Cohu, Inc.
          
May 13, 2009   By:   Jeffrey D. Jones
       
        Name: Jeffrey D. Jones
        Title: VP Finance & CFO

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Cohu, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan