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 12, 2022   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 12, 2022. 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, 2022 (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   28,745,212   142,719   1,009,724 Gordon Hunter   28,328,759   559,172   1,009,724 William S. Johnson   28,785,734   102,197   1,009,724 Ye Jane Li   28,143,625   744,306   1,009,724 Kieran O’Sullivan   28,172,446   715,485   1,009,724 Robert A. Profusek   28,161,805   726,126   1,009,724 Alfonso G. Zulueta   28,369,379   518,552   1,009,724   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 28,385,826   484,623   17,482   1,009,724                 PROPOSAL 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022:   NUMBER OF VOTES FOR   NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST   NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS 29,771,320   122,586   3,749             PROPOSAL 4 – Approval of an amendment to the CTS Articles of Incorporation to implement a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections:   NUMBER OF VOTES FOR   NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST   NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS NUMBER OF BROKER NON-VOTES 28,816,262   62,341   9,328 1,009,724                   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 12, 2022   CTS CORPORATION         By: /s/ Scott D’Angelo     Scott D’Angelo     Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary