Executive Change · 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): September 14, 2022     METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)     Delaware 001-33731 36-2090085 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)           8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue   Chicago , Illinois   60631-3518 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 708 867-6777     (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: ☐ 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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value   MEI   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐     Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. The annual meeting of the stockholders of Methode Electronics, Inc. (“Methode” or the “Company”) was held on September 14, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the Methode Electronics, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the terms and conditions of the Plan is set forth in “Proposal Two, Approval of the Methode Electronics, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan” in the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”), and such description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions set forth herein and in the Proxy Statement are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on and approved proposals to (i) elect twelve (12) directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) approve the Plan; (iii) ratify the Audit Committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 29, 2023 and (iv) cast an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. The voting results for each proposal were as follows:                       1. Election of Directors:                                           FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   Broker Non-Vote   WALTER J ASPATORE     26,460,044     7,189,218     4,292     831,768   DAVID P. BLOM     33,000,121     641,293     12,140     831,768   THERESE M. BOBEK     32,967,132     678,014     8,408     831,768   BRIAN J. CADWALLADER     26,624,668     7,024,648     4,238     831,768   BRUCE K. CROWTHER     26,189,535     7,451,852     12,167     831,768   DARREN M. DAWSON     32,351,712     1,296,565     5,277     831,768   DONALD W. DUDA     33,322,716     326,697     4,141     831,768   JANIE GODDARD     33,214,744     430,504     8,306     831,768   MARY A. LINDSEY     33,249,920     400,013     3,621     831,768   ANGELO V. PANTALEO     33,293,278     350,978     9,298     831,768   MARK D. SCHWABERO     32,937,242     712,149     4,163     831,768   LAWRENCE B. SKATOFF     32,297,625     1,351,637     4,292     831,768                       2. Approve the Plan:                                       FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   Broker Non-vote         29,326,927     4,298,480     28,147     831,768                           3. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:                       FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN             33,505,977     972,956     6,389                               4. Advisory approval of the Company’s named executive officer compensation:                           FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   Broker Non-vote         25,508,824     8,092,136     52,594     831,768                           Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. d) Exhibits:   Exhibit Number     Description 10.1   Methode Electronics, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)     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.       Methode Electronics, Inc.         Date: September 14, 2022 By: /s/ Ronald L.G. Tsoumas       Ronald L.G. Tsoumas Chief Financial Officer