BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2018

Mar 30, 2018

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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Impo r tant Notice Regarding the A vailability of P ro xy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 16, 2018

| BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC. | Meeting
Information — Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |
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| | For holders as of: March 19, 2018 | |
| | Date: May 16, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM MST | |
| | Location: | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. |
| BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC. | | 4141 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 301 |
| ATTN: VICTOR HARRIS | | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 |
| 4141 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 301 | | |
| SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251 | | |
| | You are receiving this communication because you hold | |
| | shares in the above named company. | |
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| | these shares. This communication presents only an | |
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| | available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy | |
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| | information contained in the proxy materials before voting. | |
| | See the reverse side of this notice to obtain | |
| | proxy materials and voting instructions. | |

­― Before Y ou V ote ―

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| Voting
items |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote |
| FOR the following: |
| 1. Election of Directors |
| Nominees |
| 01 Douglas G. Duncan 02 Bruce A. Carlson 03
Robert K. Gifford 04 Kenneth T. Lamneck 05 Jeffrey S. McCreary |
| 06 David W. Scheible 07 Paul J. Tufano 08
Clay C. Williams |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and
3. |
| 2. Approve the compensation of the Company's named executive
officers. |
| 3. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm |
| NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof. |