UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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*** Exercis You Righ t Vot *** 

Important  Notice  Regarding  the  Availability  of  Proxy  Materials  for  the 

Shareholder Meeting  to  Be  Held  on May 16, 2018

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Information

 

 

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For holders as of: March 19, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 16, 2018              Time:  8:00 AM MST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location:

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

 

 

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

4141 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 301

 

 

 

ATTN: VICTOR HARRIS

 

 

 

 

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

 

 

 

4141 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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­― Before You  Vote ―

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Voting items

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

 

 

 

FOR the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees

 

 

 

 

01  Douglas G. Duncan       02  Bruce A. Carlson       03  Robert K. Gifford       04  Kenneth T. Lamneck       05  Jeffrey S. McCreary

 

 

06  David W. Scheible         07  Paul J. Tufano           08  Clay C. Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.