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 3, 2010
Syntel, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Michigan | 000-22903 | 38-2312018 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 525 E. Big Beaver Road, Suite 300, Troy, Michigan | 48083 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 619-2800
(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.
Syntel, Inc. (“Syntel”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday, June 3, 2010 (the “Meeting”). As of the record date for the Meeting, April 8, 2010, there were 41,533,603 shares of Syntel’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. There were 39,301,246 shares of Syntel’s common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting. Syntel’s shareholders elected the seven nominees to the Board of Directors named in Syntel’s proxy statement, all of whom were elected to serve for a one year term lasting until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2011. The seven directors elected at the Meeting constitute all of the members of Syntel’s Board of Directors. Syntel’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Syntel’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010. The final voting results from the Meeting follow.
Election of Directors:
| Number of Shares | ||||||
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| Paritosh K. Choksi |
38,374,085 | 49,583 | 877,578 | |||
| Bharat Desai |
37,797,265 | 626,403 | 877,578 | |||
| Thomas Doke |
38,384,794 | 38,874 | 877,578 | |||
| Raj Mashruwala |
38,384,694 | 38,974 | 877,578 | |||
| George R. Mrkonic, Jr. |
38,383,865 | 39,803 | 877,578 | |||
| Prashant Ranade |
38,293,179 | 130,489 | 877,578 | |||
| Neerja Sethi |
38,165,670 | 257,998 | 877,578 | |||
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors:
| Number of Shares | ||||||
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 39,292,910 | 4,577 | 3,759 | -0- | |||
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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.
| Syntel, Inc. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date | June 4, 2010 |
By | /s/ Daniel M. Moore | |||||
| Daniel M. Moore, Chief Administrative Officer | ||||||||
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