METHODE ELECTRONICS INC — Regulatory Filings 2017

Aug 1, 2017

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

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| METHODE ELECTRONICS,
INC. | Meeting
Information | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting | |
| | For holders as of: July
17, 2017 | |
| | Date: September 14,
2017 Time: 11:00 AM CDT | |
| METHODE
ELECTRONICS, INC. 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60706-4548 | Location: | Methode’s Corporate Offices 7401 West Wilson Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60706 |
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends
you vote FOR the following:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees
1a.	Walter J. Aspatore
1b.	Darren M. Dawson
1c.	Donald W. Duda
1d.	Martha Goldberg Aronson
1e.	Isabelle C. Goossen
1f.	Christopher J. Hornung
1g.	Paul G. Shelton
1h.	Lawrence B. Skatoff
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
2	The ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection
of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 28,
2018.
3	The advisory approval of Methode’s named executive
officer compensation.
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| The Board of Directors recommends
you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal: | |
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| 4 | To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency
of advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. |

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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