POWER INTEGRATIONS INC — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2018

Jun 19, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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 15, 2018

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Power Integrations, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	000-23441	94-3065014
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5245 Hellyer Avenue

San Jose, California 95138-1002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 414-9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Power Integrations, Inc. (“Power Integrations”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 15, 2018. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final tally of the number of votes cast for or against each matter, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

1. Power Integrations’ stockholders elected each of the directors proposed by Power Integrations for re-election; to serve until Power Integrations’ 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been elected and qualified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Nominee	Shares Voted For	Shares Withheld
Wendy Arienzo	27,101,446	205,504
Balu Balakrishnan	26,998,613	308,337
Alan D. Bickell	24,392,823	2,914,127
Nicholas E. Brathwaite	25,996,274	1,310,676
William L. George	25,358,544	1,948,406
Balakrishnan S. Iyer	26,737,005	569,945
E. Floyd Kvamme	24,277,121	3,029,829
Necip Sayiner	26,625,488	681,462
Steven J. Sharp	26,878,042	428,908

There were 1,246,181 broker non-votes for this proposal.

1. Power Integrations’ stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of Power Integrations’ named executive officers, as disclosed in Power Integrations’ proxy statement. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Shares voted for:	22,859,433
Shares voted against:	4,430,113
Shares abstaining:	17,404
Broker non-votes:	1,246,181

1. Power Integrations’ stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Power Integrations for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Shares voted for:	27,880,125
Shares voted against:	621,430
Shares abstaining:	51,576
Broker non-votes:	—

S IGNATURES

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.

/s/ Sandeep Nayyar
Name:	Sandeep Nayyar
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: June 19, 2018