Cohu Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

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On June 5, 2024, as described below, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cohu, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to add a provision exculpating certain of the Company’s officers from liability in specific circumstances, as permitted by Delaware law (the “Amendment”). The Amendment is discussed in greater detail in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2024. Accordingly, on June 5, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation implementing the approved changes (the “Restated Certificate”), and the Restated Certificate was effective as of that date.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

The Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 5, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders cast their votes on four proposals, as set forth below. The Company had 47,085,873 shares outstanding on April 12, 2024, the record date, and 43,787,244 (93.0%) were represented at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

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.