Shareholder Vote

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): October 8, 2013     RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)   Delaware   0-12906   36-2096643 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   40W267 Keslinger Road, P.O. Box 393, LaFox, Illinois   60147-0393 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 208-2200 (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): ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders We held our annual meeting of stockholders on October 8, 2013. As of August 19, 2013, the record date for the annual meeting, 12,035,067 shares of our common stock, each entitled one vote per share, and 2,190,644 shares of Class B common stock, each entitled to 10 votes per share, were issued and outstanding. Accordingly, as of August 19, 2013, the combined voting power of our shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting was 33,941,507 votes. The following proposals, which are described in detail in our Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2013, were voted upon and approved at the annual meeting: 1 A proposal to elect six directors nominated by our Board of Directors to serve on our Board of Directors until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and shall have qualified, was approved with the following vote:   Nominee   For   Abstain/ Withhold   Broker Non-Votes Edward J. Richardson   31,891,809   406,238   945,040 Scott Hodes   31,702,077   595,970   945,040 Paul J. Plante   31,834,242   463,805   945,040 Jacques Belin   32,000,354   297,693   945,040 James Benham   32,000,667   297,380   945,040 Kenneth Halverson   32,000,654   297,393   945,040 2 A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 was approved with 33,029,659 votes “FOR”, 184,215 votes “AGAINST” and 29,213 votes “ABSTAIN/WITHHOLD”. 3 A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers was approved with 31,991,631 votes “FOR”, 303,237 votes “AGAINST” and 3,179 votes “ABSTAIN/WITHHOLD” and 945,040 broker non-votes”. 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.                 RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.       Date: October 10, 2013   By:   /s/ Kathleen S. Dvorak     Name:   Kathleen S. Dvorak     Title:   Chief Financial Officer