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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: September 4, 2019
 (Date of earliest event reported)
 
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number: 0-29174
 


Canton of Vaud,
Switzerland
None
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 

Logitech International S.A.
Apples
Switzerland
c/o Logitech Inc.
7700 Gateway Boulevard
Newark
California
94560
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 

510
795-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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:
 
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            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))






Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Registered Shares
LOGN
SIX Swiss Exchange
Registered Shares
LOGI
Nasdaq Global Select Market

 






Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on September 4, 2019. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: Approval of the Annual Report, the consolidated financial statements and the statutory financial statements of Logitech International S.A. for fiscal year 2019
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
96,016,262
 
22,162
 
190,460
 
-
99.98%
 
0.02%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
72,897,914
 
17,585,456
 
290,434
 
5,454,379
80.56%
 
19.44%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 3: Appropriation of retained earnings and declaration of dividend
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,727,543
 
22,512
 
35,599
 
5,454,379
99.98%
 
0.02%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 4: Release of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers from liability for activities during fiscal year 2019
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
88,494,599
 
421,416
 
530,708
 
5,454,379
99.53%
 
0.47%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.A: Re-election of Dr. Patrick Aebischer to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,393,059
 
5,312,877
 
81,618
 
5,454,379
94.14%
 
5.86%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.B: Re-election of Ms. Wendy Becker to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,250,061
 
466,729
 
70,764
 
5,454,379
99.49%
 
0.51%
 
N/A
 
N/A









Proposal 5.C: Re-election of Dr. Edouard Bugnion to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,069,513
 
634,300
 
83,741
 
5,454,379
99.30%
 
0.70%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.D: Re-election of Mr. Bracken Darrell to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
84,274,067
 
6,432,073
 
81,264
 
5,454,379
92.91%
 
7.09%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.E: Re-election of Mr. Guerrino De Luca to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
82,436,010
 
8,273,711
 
77,183
 
5,454,379
90.88%
 
9.12%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.F: Re-election of Mr. Didier Hirsch to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,222,205
 
481,002
 
83,697
 
5,454,379
99.47%
 
0.53%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.G: Re-election of Dr. Neil Hunt to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,042,629
 
655,524
 
88,751
 
5,454,379
99.28%
 
0.72%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.H: Re-election of Ms. Marjorie Lao to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,568,335
 
134,869
 
83,700
 
5,454,379
99.85%
 
0.15%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.I: Re-election of Ms. Neela Montgomery to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,580,560
 
133,190
 
73,154
 
5,454,379
98.85%
 
0.15%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5.J: Election of Mr. Guy Gecht to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,487,011
 
178,348
 
121,545
 
5,454,379
99.80%
 
0.20%
 
N/A
 
N/A






Proposal 5.K: Election of Mr. Michael Polk to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,446,314
 
202,286
 
138,304
 
5,454,379
99.78%
 
0.22%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 6: Election of the Chairperson of the Board
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,570,049
 
132,709
 
84,141
 
5,454,379
99.85%
 
0.15%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 7.A: Re-election of Dr. Edouard Bugnion to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,621,503
 
5,058,278
 
105,323
 
5,454,379
94.42%
 
5.58%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 7.B: Re-election of Dr. Neil Hunt to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,595,943
 
5,074,873
 
114,288
 
5,454,379
94.40%
 
5.60%
 
N/A
 
N/A


Proposal 7.C: Election of Mr. Michael Polk to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,294,802
 
325,251
 
164,651
 
5,454,379
99.64%
 
0.36%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8: Approval of Compensation for the Board of Directors for the 2019 to 2020 Board Year
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
83,213,977
 
7,154,459
 
416,268
 
5,454,379
92.08%
 
7.92%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 9: Approval of Compensation for the Group Management Team for Fiscal Year 2021
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
74,159,518
 
16,175,475
 
449,711
 
5,454,379
82.09%
 
17.91%
 
N/A
 
N/A










Proposal 10: Re-election of KPMG AG as Logitech’s auditors and ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Logitech’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
95,897,504
 
202,274
 
139,305
 
-
99.79%
 
0.21%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 11: Re-election of Etude Regina Wenger and Sarah Keiser-Wüger as Independent Representative
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
90,708,553
 
29,650
 
45,787
 
5,454,379
99.97%
 
0.03%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Under Swiss law, abstentions are not counted towards the calculation of the majority required for passage of the proposals.
Item 8.01
Other Events

With respect to the dividend approved under Proposal 3 described under Item 5.07 above, the Company has announced that the ex-dividend date (the first trading day without the right to receive the dividend payment) is expected to be Wednesday, September 18, 2019 on both the SIX Swiss Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the record date is expected to be Thursday, September 19, 2019, and the payment date is expected to be Friday, September 20, 2019. In order to be eligible to receive the dividend payment, Logitech shares must be purchased by the end of the official trading day on the SIX Swiss Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 17, 2019. Information regarding the pending dividend can be found on the Dividend page of the Logitech Investor Relations site within the Company’s corporate website.

  







 
 SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 

 
Logitech International S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Bryan Ko
 
 
 
Bryn Ko
 
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 
September 5, 2019