UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



 

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Shareholder Meeting  to  Be  Held  on May 12, 2015

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Information

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For holders as of: March 13, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 12, 2015              Time:  9:00 AM CDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location:

Four Seasons Hotel

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

1300 Lamar Street

 

ATTN: JAMES WALKER

 

 

 

 

Houston, Texas

 

3000 TECHNOLOGY DR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGLETON, TX 77515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Voting items

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

 

 

 

FOR the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees

 

 

 

 

01  Michael R. Dawson       02  Gayla J. Delly               03  Peter G. Dorflinger       04  Douglas G. Duncan       05  Kenneth T. Lamneck

06  David W. Scheible         07  Bernee D. L. Strom     08  Clay C. Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. To reapprove the material terms of the performance goals under the Company's 2010 Omnibus Incentive

Compensation Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Board proposal regarding an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company

for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.