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)  August 3, 2017

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NVE Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

000-12196

41-1424202

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


11409 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

55344

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (952) 829-9217

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

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 Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     Our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held August 3, 2017 for the following purposes: (1) elect five directors; (2) advisory approval of named executive officer compensation; (3) advisory vote on the frequency of votes on executive compensation; and (4) ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

     Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. All of our directors attended the meeting. There were 4,841,010 shares of common stock entitled to vote with a majority represented at the meeting. The Board of Directors recommended a vote for each of the director nominees, for Proposals 2 and 4, and one year for Proposal 3. There was no solicitation in opposition.

     Final voting results were as follows:

  Number of Shares Voted For Withheld   Abstain   1.  Elect five directors:          Terrence W. Glarner 3,596,998 52,606 40      Daniel A. Baker 3,632,958 16,646 40      Patricia M. Hollister 3,630,917 18,687 40      Richard W. Kramp 3,616,031 33,573 40      Gary R. Maharaj 3,619,246 30,358 40   Voted For Voted Against Abstain 2. Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation. 3,608,023 15,217 26,401   1 Year 2 Years   3 Years   Abstain 3. To vote on a non-binding proposal regarding the frequency of the vote on our executive compensation program.     3,225,445 32,640 382,620 8,936   Voted For Voted Against   Abstain   4. Ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.     4,366,254 8,223 7,096  
     Based on the results, each director nominee was reelected, named executive officer compensation was approved, the vote on the frequency of the vote on our executive compensation program was one year, and the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.
 
     After considering the shareholder vote on Proposal 3, and consistent with its own recommendation, our Board of Directors determined to continue to provide our shareholders with an annual advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officer compensation until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.
 
 
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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  August 4, 2017 NVE CORPORATION
(Registrant)

 /s/ CURT A. REYNDERS
Curt A. Reynders
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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