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): May 28, 2010
TERADYNE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-06462 | 04-2272148 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA | 01864 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 370-2700
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Offices; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On May 28, 2010, Vincent M. O’Reilly retired from the Board of Directors of Teradyne, Inc. in accordance with the mandatory retirement provisions of Teradyne’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Teradyne held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 28, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”).
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect the seven nominees named in Teradyne’s proxy statement filed with the Commission on April 16, 2010 to the Board of Directors to serve as directors for a one-year term. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| James W. Bagley |
138,722,390 | 4,504,180 | 173,704 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Michael A. Bradley |
138,993,131 | 4,277,052 | 130,091 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Albert Carnesale |
138,891,807 | 4,317,438 | 191,031 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Edwin J. Gillis |
140,901,620 | 2,307,594 | 191,080 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Paul J. Tufano |
140,077,618 | 3,131,600 | 191,056 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Roy A. Vallee |
139,033,341 | 4,174,881 | 192,052 | 19,724,898 | ||||
| Patricia S. Wolpert |
138,892,034 | 4,376,567 | 131,673 | 19,724,898 |
2. To ratify the selection of the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 158,449,074 |
4,569,888 | 106,210 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| TERADYNE, INC. | ||||
| Dated: May 28, 2010 | By: | /S/ GREGORY R. BEECHER | ||
| Name: | Gregory R. Beecher | |||
| Title: | V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||