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): April 8, 2015

 

 

Avago Technologies Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Singapore   001-34428   98-0682363

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1 Yishun Avenue 7

Singapore 768923

  N/A
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (65) 6755-7888

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 8, 2015, Avago Technologies Limited (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual General Meeting (“2015 AGM”), at which its shareholders voted on the following matters:

 

(1) To elect nine members to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”);

 

(2) To approve the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and independent Singapore auditor for the fiscal year ending November 1, 2015 and to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board to fix its remuneration for services provided through the Company’s 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2016 AGM”);

 

(3) To approve the general authorization for the directors of the Company to allot and issue ordinary shares of the Company, as set forth in the notice of, and proxy statement relating to, the 2015 AGM (together, the “Notice and Proxy Statement”);

 

(4) To approve the share purchase mandate authorizing the purchase or acquisition by the Company of up to 10% of its own issued ordinary shares, as set forth in the Notice and Proxy Statement (the “Share Purchase Mandate”); and

 

(5) To approve the non-employee directors’ cash compensation for the period from April 9, 2015 through the date on which the 2016 AGM is held, and for each approximately 12-month period thereafter, as set forth in the Notice and Proxy Statement;

For each of these proposals a quorum was present. The votes cast in connection with such matters were as follows:

 

(1) Election of Directors:

 

    

Name

  

For

  

Against

    

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

(a)    Hock E. Tan    217,676,405      244,508       191,181    9,081,614
(b)    John T. Dickson    216,790,840      1,129,839       191,415    9,081,614
(c)    James V. Diller    216,682,674      1,237,358       192,062    9,081,614
(d)    Lewis C. Eggebrecht    217,665,439      255,841       190,814    9,081,614
(e)    Bruno Guilmart    217,707,670      212,635       191,789    9,081,614
(f)    Kenneth Y. Hao    217,759,630      159,875       192,589    9,081,614
(g)    Justine F. Lien    216,786,893      1,134,226       190,975    9,081,614
(h)    Donald Macleod    197,457,355      20,463,334       191,405    9,081,614
(i)    Peter J. Marks    216,833,448      1,087,379       191,267    9,081,614

 

(2) Re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

221,486,627

   5,492,463    214,618    0

 

(3) Approval of General Authorization for Directors to Issue Shares:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

211,430,501

   6,475,015    206,578    9,081,614


(4) Approval of the Share Purchase Mandate:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

226,140,364

   231,424    821,920    0

 

(5) Approval of Non-Employee Directors’ Cash Compensation:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

217,412,410

   470,931    228,753    9,081,614

Each of the director nominees was re-elected and each of the proposals was approved by the Company’s shareholders.


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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 9, 2015

 

Avago Technologies Limited
By:

/s/ Anthony E. Maslowski

Name: Anthony E. Maslowski
Title: Chief Financial Officer