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):   May 13, 2021   CTS CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   IN 1-4639 35-0225010 (State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (1.R.S. Employer Identification No) 4925 Indiana Avenue     Lisle IL   60532 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:( 630 ) 577-8800   Not Applicable (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 240.14a12)   ☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. l 4d2(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, no par value   CTS   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 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 13, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected and all other proposals were approved. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 1, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”) for the Annual Meeting. The final results were as follows: PROPOSAL 1 – Election of seven directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders:   DIRECTOR NOMINEE   NUMBER OF VOTES FOR   NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD   NUMBER OF BROKER NON-VOTES Donna Costello   28,918,378   104,736   795,106 Gordon Hunter   28,718,991   304,123   795,106 William S. Johnson   28,920,472   102,642   795,106 Ye Jane Li   28,844,304   178,810   795,106 Kieran O’Sullivan   28,246,710   776,404   795,106 Robert A. Profusek   28,349,577   673,537   795,106 Alfonso G. Zulueta   28,857,732   165,382   795,106   PROPOSAL 2 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement:   NUMBER OF VOTES FOR   NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST   NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS   NUMBER OF BROKER NON-VOTES 28,252,021   727,876   43,217   795,106                 PROPOSAL 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021:   NUMBER OF VOTES FOR   NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST   NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS 29,698,327   117,467   2,426                   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.   Date: May 13, 2021   CTS CORPORATION         By: /s/ Scott D’Angelo     Scott D’Angelo     Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary