BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC — Regulatory Filings 2017

Mar 30, 2017

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

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 12, 2017

| BENCHMARK
ELECTRONICS, INC. | Meeting
Information — Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |
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| | For holders as of: March 13, 2017 | |
| | Date: May 12, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM CDT | |
| | Location: | Hilton Americas Hotel |
| BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS,
INC. | | 1600 Lamar Street |
| ATTN: JAMES WALKER | | Houston, Texas |
| 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR. | | |
| ANGLETON, TX 77515 | | |
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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 Robert K. Gifford 03 Kenneth T. Lamneck
04 Jeffrey S. McCreary 05 David W. Scheible |
| 06 Paul J.
Tufano 07 Clay C. Williams |
| The Board of Directors
recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: |
| 2. Advisory vote on the compensation of
the Company's named executive officers. |
| The Board of Directors
recommends you vote1 YEAR on the following proposal: |
| 3. Advisory vote on the frequency of future
advisory votes on compensation of the Company's named executive officers. |
| The Board of Directors
recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: |
| 4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as
the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company |
| NOTE: Such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |