VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC — Board/Management Information 2008

Dec 18, 2008

8-K 1 vishay_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT

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) December 15, 2008

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7416	38-1686453
(State or
other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S.
Employer
of
incorporation)	File
Number)	Identification
No.)

| 63 Lancaster
Avenue | |
| --- | --- |
| Malvern, PA 19355 | 19355-2143 |
| (Address of
principal executive offices) | (Zip
Code) |

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 610-644-1300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) Departure of Directors

On December 15, 2008, director Mark I. Solomon sent a letter to Dr. Felix Zandman, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., advising of his intention to resign from the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2009. Mr. Solomon indicated his plans to resign from all corporate and philanthropic boards on which he is currently serving.

Mr. Solomon is a Class II director whose term was to expire at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Solomon has been a director of Vishay since 1993 and serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors is working expeditiously to enable the Board to fill this vacancy created by Mr. Solomon’s resignation with a qualified independent director.

Signature

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: December 18, 2008

| VISHAY
INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| --- | --- |
| By: | /s/ Lior E.
Yahalomi |
| Name: | Dr. Lior E.
Yahalomi |
| Title: | Executive Vice
President and |
| | Chief Financial
Officer |