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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 (Date of earliest event reported) - March 13, 2019

IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-34376
13-3458955
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

105 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code )

(315) 331-7742
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Section 5
 
Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of IEC Electronics Corp. (the “Company”), held on March 13, 2019, the Company’s stockholders voted on the matters described below.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees as directors, each for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
Director Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Authority Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Keith M. Butler
 
5,072,649
 
198,839
 
3,731,829
Charles P. Hadeed
 
5,048,533
 
222,955
 
3,731,829
Andrew M. Laurence
 
5,162,446
 
109,042
 
3,731,829
Michael W. Osborne
 
5,073,708
 
197,780
 
3,731,829
Jeremy R. Nowak
 
5,072,657
 
198,831
 
3,731,829
Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum
 
5,162,438
 
109,050
 
3,731,829

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
8,993,993
 
5,040
 
4,284

Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
4,152,125
 
1,076,990
 
42,373
 
3,731,829

Proposal 4. The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, future say-on-pay votes should occur every year.
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
5,034,474
 
29,038
 
198,640
 
9,336
 
3,731,829

Proposal 5. The Company's stockholders approved the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,957,502
 
1,301,119
 
12,867
 
3,731,829

As indicated above, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted, on advisory basis, for “1 Year” as their preferred frequency for conducting future advisory votes on executive compensation.  The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company has considered the voting results of this advisory vote and other factors, and has determined that future advisory votes on executive compensation will be held on an annual basis until the next required vote or until the Board otherwise determines that a different frequency for such votes is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.  The next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation will take place no later than the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.






SIGNATURES

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.
 
 
 
 
IEC Electronics Corp.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date:
March 14, 2019
By:
/s/ Thomas L. Barbato
 
 
 
Thomas L. Barbato
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer