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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 27, 2011 (May 25, 2011)
 
 
CTS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Indiana
1-4639
35-0225010
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Numbers)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)
     
905 West Boulevard North
    
Elkhart, Indiana
  
46514
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code:     (574) 523-3800

 
Not Applicable
(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

CTS Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, all proposals were approved.  The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed April 19, 2011 for the Annual Meeting.  The final results were as follows:

 
a)
The following individuals were nominated in 2011 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2012.  All nominees were elected.  The results were as follows:
 

Director Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Walter S. Catlow
28,668,368
1,155,358
2,011,674
Lawrence J. Ciancia
29,191,990
631,736
2,011,674
Thomas G. Cody
28,653,866
1,169,860
2,011,674
Patricia K. Collawn
25,336,459
4,487,267
2,011,674
Roger R. Hemminghaus
29,192,770
630,956
2,011,674
Michael A. Henning
28,658,757
1,164,969
2,011,674
Gordon Hunter
29,292,059
531,667
2,011,674
Vinod M. Khilnani
29,047,617
776,109
2,011,674
Diana M. Murphy
29,670,290
153,436
2,011,674
Robert A. Profusek
29,197,062
626,664
2,011,674

 
b)
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  The results were as follows:

For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
21,670,564
7,355,138
798,024
2,011,674


 
c)
The Company’s shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the Company conduct future shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation annually.  The results were as follows:

1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
22,267,059
26,637
2,862,355
4,667,675
2,011,674

Consistent with the greatest number of votes cast on this proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on its named executive officer     compensation annually until the next required vote on frequency, which will be no later than the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2017.

 d)
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:
 
 
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
31,740,900
61,862
32,638
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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.

CTS CORPORATION

           /s/ Anastacia S. Knapper                                                                   
By:        Anastacia S. Knapper
General Counsel

Date:  May 27, 2011