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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: September 5, 2018
 (Date of earliest event reported)
 
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number: 0-29174
 

Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
None
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 

Logitech International S.A.
Apples, Switzerland
c/o Logitech Inc.
7700 Gateway Boulevard
Newark, California 94560
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(510) 795-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on September 5, 2018. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: Approval of the Annual Report, the consolidated financial statements and the statutory financial statements of Logitech International S.A. for fiscal year 2018
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
105,704,493
 
19,762
 
368,673
 
—
99.98%
 
0.02%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,808,099
 
13,380,466
 
1,915,517
 
5,153,046
86.51%
 
13.49%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 3: Appropriation of retained earnings and declaration of dividend
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,816,852
 
21,456
 
265,775
 
5,153,045
99.98%
 
0.02%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 4: Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation regarding the creation of an authorized share capital
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
81,779,892
 
19,185,525
 
138,665
 
5,153,046
81.00%
 
19.00%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 5: Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation regarding the convening of shareholder meetings
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,588,365
 
156,283
 
358,634
 
5,153,046
99.84%
 
0.16%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 6: Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation regarding the maximum number of mandates that members of the Board of Directors and Management Team may accept for charitable organizations
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
98,568,319
 
2,188,989
 
347,973
 
5,153,047
97.83%
 
2.17%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 7: Release of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers from liability for activities during fiscal year 2018
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
98,338,843
 
457,321
 
1,062,420
 
5,153,046
99.54%
 
0.46%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.A: Re-election of Dr. Patrick Aebischer to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
96,332,037
 
4,480,899
 
292,348
 
5,153,044
95.56%
 
4.44%
 
N/A
 
N/A





Proposal 8.B: Re-election of Ms. Wendy Becker to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,226,694
 
591,582
 
287,008
 
5,153,044
99.41%
 
0.59%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.C: Re-election of Dr. Edouard Bugnion to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,242,681
 
571,231
 
291,372
 
5,153,044
99.43%
 
0.57%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.D: Re-election of Mr. Bracken Darrell to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
89,803,635
 
11,007,847
 
293,802
 
5,153,044
89.08%
 
10.92%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.E: Re-election of Mr. Guerrino De Luca to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
94,908,281
 
5,915,341
 
282,072
 
5,153,044
94.13%
 
5.87%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.F: Re-election of Mr. Didier Hirsch to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
98,737,777
 
2,075,587
 
292,330
 
5,153,044
97.94%
 
2.06%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.G: Re-election of Dr. Neil Hunt to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,887,081
 
925,507
 
293,106
 
5,153,044
99.08%
 
0.92%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.H: Re-election of Ms. Neela Montgomery to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,235,354
 
1,590,334
 
280,006
 
5,153,044
98.42%
 
1.58%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.I: Re-election of Mr. Dimitri Panayotopoulos to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,189,119
 
624,104
 
292,470
 
5,153,045
99.38%
 
0.62%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 8.J: Re-election of Dr. Lung Yeh to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,720,036
 
100,206
 
283,452
 
5,153,044
99.90%
 
0.10%
 
N/A
 
N/A







Proposal 8.K: Election of Ms. Marjorie Lao to the Board of Directors
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,699,296
 
115,748
 
287,650
 
5,153,044
99.89%
 
0.11%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 9: Election of the Chairman of the Board
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
94,340,732
 
6,470,600
 
291,362
 
5,153,044
93.58%
 
6.42%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 10.A: Re-election of Dr. Edouard Bugnion to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,775,322
 
1,006,263
 
321,109
 
5,153,044
99.00%
 
1.00%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 10.B: Re-election of Dr. Neil Hunt to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,442,583
 
1,335,465
 
324,646
 
5,153,044
98.67%
 
1.33%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 10.C: Re-election of Mr. Dimitri Panayotopoulos to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,740,427
 
1,037,134
 
325,133
 
5,153,044
98.97%
 
1.03%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 10.D: Election of Ms. Wendy Becker to the Compensation Committee
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
99,927,672
 
840,619
 
334,403
 
5,153,044
99.17%
 
0.83%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 11: Approval of Compensation for the Board of Directors for the 2018 to 2019 Board Year
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
89,050,680
 
9,983,405
 
2,068,607
 
5,153,046
89.92%
 
10.08%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 12: Approval of Compensation for the Group Management Team for Fiscal Year 2020
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,110,830
 
13,905,135
 
2,086,727
 
5,153,046
85.96%
 
14.04%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Proposal 13: Re-election of KPMG AG as Logitech’s auditors and ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Logitech’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
105,747,870
 
203,593
 
304,276
 
—
99.81%
 
0.19%
 
N/A
 
N/A





Proposal 14: Election of Etude Regina Wenger and Sarah Keiser-Wüger as Independent Representative
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,772,820
 
42,229
 
287,634
 
5,153,045
99.96%
 
0.04%
 
N/A
 
N/A

Under Swiss law, abstentions are not counted towards the calculation of the majority required for passage of the proposals.


Item 8.01
Other Events

With respect to the dividend approved under Proposal 3 described under Item 5.07 above, the Company has announced that the ex-dividend date (the first trading day without the right to receive the dividend payment) is expected to be Wednesday, September 19, 2018 on both the SIX Swiss Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the record date is expected to be Thursday, September 20, 2018, and the payment date is expected to be Friday, September 21, 2018. In order to be eligible to receive the dividend payment, Logitech shares must be purchased by the end of the official trading day on the SIX Swiss Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 18, 2018. Information regarding the pending dividend can be found on the Dividend page of the Logitech Investor Relations site within the Company’s corporate website.








SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
Logitech International S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Bryan Ko
 
 
 
 Bryan Ko

 
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 
 
 
 
September 7, 2018