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):  August 24, 2011

 

GSI Technology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-33387

 

77-0398779

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

incorporation)

 

 

 

No.)

 

1213 Elko Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 331-8800

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

On August 24, 2011, GSI Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of stockholders.  At the annual meeting, the matters set forth below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders.  The final tally of shares voted for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.

 

1.             The Company’s stockholders elected the following five persons to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes cast as follows:

 

Director Nominees

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Haydn Hsieh

 

13,228,336

 

363,807

 

5,800,403

 

Ruey L. Lu

 

13,220,490

 

371,653

 

5,800,403

 

Lee-Lean Shu

 

13,273,787

 

318,356

 

5,800,403

 

Arthur O. Whipple

 

13,228,352

 

363,791

 

5,800,403

 

Robert Yau

 

13,013,280

 

578,863

 

5,800,403

 

 

2.             The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, with the votes cast as follows:

 

Votes For:

 

19,242,434

 

Votes Against:

 

68,108

 

Abstentions:

 

82,004

 

 

3.             The Company’s stockholders approved certain provisions of the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan in order to preserve the Company’s ability to deduct in full certain plan-related compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, with the votes cast as follows:

 

Votes For:

 

11,693,631

 

Votes Against:

 

1,889,349

 

Abstentions:

 

9,163

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

5,800,403

 

 

4.             The Company’s stockholders approved an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting, with the votes cast as follows:

 

Votes For:

 

13,404,192

 

Votes Against:

 

176,243

 

Abstentions:

 

11,708

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

5,800,403

 

 

5.             The Company’s stockholders indicated on an advisory (non-binding) basis their preference regarding the frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation, with the votes cast as follows:

 

One Year:

 

12,840,877

 

Two Years:

 

42,644

 

Three Years:

 

700,398

 

Abstain:

 

8,224

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

5,800,403

 

 

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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.

 

Date: August 29, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSI Technology, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Douglas M. Schirle

 

 

Douglas M. Schirle

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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