mpwr20150611_8k.htm

 

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):  
June 11, 2015

 

_______________________

 

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-51026

 

77-0466789

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

79 Great Oaks Boulevard,

San Jose, CA 95119

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(408) 826-0600

(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:

 

☐ 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))

 

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

 

On June 11, 2015, Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected two directors to the Company’s board of directors, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015, and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Item No. 1:

Proposal to elect two Class II directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2018.

 

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Karen A. Smith Bogart

34,618,473

527,044

2,188,558

Jeff Zhou

35,073,846

71,671

2,188,558

 

Item No. 2:

Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

36,107,757

1,170,456

55,862

0

 

 

Item No. 3:

Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

34,819,110

134,237

191,769

2,188,959

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

  

On June 11, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No

Description

99.1

Press release dated June 11, 2015, announcing the results of the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2015.

 

 
 

 

  

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No

Description

99.1

Press release dated June 11, 2015, announcing the results of the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2015.

 

 
 

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 12, 2015

By:

/s/ Saria Tseng

 

 

Saria Tseng

 Vice President, General Counsel