UNITED STATES
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SCHEDULE 14A
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SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2201 Landmeier Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
 
 
August 14, 200913, 2010
 
Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting:
 
You are hereby notified that the 20092010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SigmaTron International, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at the Holiday InnSigmaTron International, Inc., located at 1000 Busse2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007, at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Friday, September 18, 2009,17, 2010, for the following purposes:
 
 1. To elect onetwo Class I directorII directors to hold office until the 20122013 Annual Meeting.
 
 2. To consider a proposal to ratify the selection of BDO Seidman,USA, LLP as registered public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2010.2011.
 
 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on July 24, 200923, 2010 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meetingand/or adjournments thereof.
 
You are urged to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you expect to be present in person at the Annual Meeting, please mark, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided.
 
By Order of the Board of Directors
 
Linda K. Frauendorfer
Secretary


TABLE OF CONTENTS

20092010 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS September 18, 200917, 2010
PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL
HOLDINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Beneficial Ownership
SECTION 16 (a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
I. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees for Election as Class II Director at the Meeting
II. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
FISCAL YEARS 20092010 AND 20082009 AUDIT FIRM FEE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
MISCELLANEOUS


 
SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2201 Landmeier Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
 
20092010 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
September 18, 200917, 2010
 
PROXY STATEMENT
 
GENERAL
 
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy are furnished to stockholders of SigmaTron International, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company’s Board of Directors for use at the 20092010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (sometimes referred to herein as the “Meeting”) to be held at the Holiday InnSigmaTron International, Inc., located at 1000 Busse2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60007, at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Friday, September 18, 2009,17, 2010, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. This Proxy Statement, the form of proxy included herewith and the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended April 30, 20092010 are being mailed to stockholders on or about August 14, 2009.13, 2010.
 
Stockholders of record at the close of business on July 24, 200923, 2010 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. On such date there were outstanding 3,822,5563,823,056 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share. The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum. In deciding all questions, each holder of common stock shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share held on the record date.
 
If you are a stockholder of record (that is, if you hold your shares in certificate form registered in your name on the books of the Company’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as of the close of business on July 24, 2009)23, 2010), and attend the Meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person. However, if you hold your shares in “street name” (not certificate form) (a) you must return your voting instructions to your broker or nominee so that the holder of record can be instructed how to vote those shares or (b) if you wish to attend the Meeting and vote in person, you must obtain and bring to the Meeting a proxy signed by the record holder giving you the right to vote the shares in order to be able to vote at the Meeting. (You maynotuse the voting instruction form provided by your broker or nominee to vote in person at the Meeting.) For directions to the meeting, please contact the Company at847-956-8000.
 
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be tabulated by the election inspector appointed for the Meeting and will determine whether or not a quorum is present. The election inspector will treat abstentions as shares that are present and entitled to vote but as not voted for purposes of determining the approval of any matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote. Abstentions will have the same effect as negative votes on the proposal to ratify the selection of the auditor. If a broker indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter (“Broker Non-Votes”), those shares will not be considered as present and entitled to vote with respect to that matter.
 
Properly executed proxies will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholders. If no direction is indicated, such proxies will be voted FOR the election of theeach nominee named under the caption “Election of Two Class II Directors” as set forth therein as a director of the Company, and FOR the ratification of the selection of BDO Seidman,USA, LLP as the Company’s registered public accountants. If a quorum is present at the Meeting, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. The ratification of the selection of auditors requires an affirmative vote by holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. Any proxy may be revoked by the stockholder at any time prior to the voting thereof by notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company, either prior to the Meeting (at the above address) or at the Meeting if the stockholder attends in person. A later dated proxy will revoke a prior dated proxy.
 
All expenses incurred in the solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited on behalf of the Company by directors, officers and employees of the Company by telephone or telecopy. The Company will reimburse brokers and others holding common stock as nominees


for their expenses in sending proxy material to the beneficial owners of such common stock and obtaining their proxies.


Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders Meeting to be held on September 18, 2009.17, 2010.
 
The proxy statement is available at[http://www.sigmatronintl.com]
 
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors knows of no other business which will be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If other proper matters are presented at the Meeting, however, it is the intention of the proxy holders named in the enclosed form of proxy to take such actions as shall be in accordance with their best judgment.
 
The information contained in this Proxy Statement relating to the occupations and security holdings of directors and officers of the Company and their transactions with the Company is based upon information received from each individual as of July 10, 2009.23, 2010.


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HOLDINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of common stock as of July 10, 200923, 2010 by (i) each director of the Company and each nominee, (ii) each executive officer of the Company, (iii) each person (including any “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. The address of directors and executive officers isc/o SigmaTron International, Inc., 2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007.
Beneficial Ownership
 
                
 Number of
    Number of
   
Name
 Shares(1) Percent  
Shares(1)
 Percent 
Beneficial Owners of at least 5% of the outstanding Capital Stock
                
Royce & Associates, LLC(2)  440,743   11.5%  460,243   12.0%
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
        
1414 Avenue of the Americas        
New York, NY 10019        
Cyrus Tang Foundation(3)  385,109   10.7%  373,884   9.8%
8960 Spanish Ridge Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89148
                
Fidelity Management & Research Company(4)  381,880   9.99%  381,880   9.99%
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, MA 02109
        
82 Devonshire St.        
Boston, MA 02109        
Tang Foundation for the Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine(3)  252,099   6.6%  240,874   6.3%
8960 Spanish Ridge Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89148
                
Zeff Holding Company, LLC(5)  210,338   5.5%
50 California St., Ste. 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
        
Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers
                
Gary R. Fairhead(6)(5)  108,203   2.8%  108,203   2.8%
Gregory A. Fairhead(6)(5)  68,307   1.8%  68,307   1.8%
John P. Sheehan(6)(5)  51,566   1.3%  51,566   1.3%
Linda K. Frauendorfer(6)(5)  37,468   1.0%  37,468   1.0%
Daniel P. Camp(6)(5)  49,500   1.3%  49,500   1.3%
Raj B. Upadhyaya(6)  22,500   *
Rajesh B. Upadhyaya(5)  22,500   *
John P. Chen(7)(6)  10,200   *  10,200   *
Thomas W. Rieck(9)(8)  14,099   *  14,099   *
Franklin D. Sove(7)  15,000   *
Carl A. Zemenick(7)  10,000   *
Dilip S. Vyas(7)  10,000   *
All directors and executive officers as a group(10)  396,843   9.6%
Carl A. Zemenick(6)  10,000   *
Dilip S. Vyas(6)  10,000   *
All directors and executive officers as a group(9)  381,843   9.3%
 
 
Less than 1 percent.
 
(1)Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, the Company believes the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock reflected in this table. As of July 10, 2009, 3,822,55623, 2010, 3,823,056 shares were outstanding, not including certain options held by various directors and officers as noted in subsequent footnotes. Amounts reflect shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options within 60 days of July 10, 2009. This table is based on information supplied by the Company’s


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officers, directors and principal stockholders and by Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(2)Number of shares owned by Royce & Associates, LLC, at December 30, 2008,31, 2009, as reported on Schedule 13G on January 30, 2009.26, 2010.


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(3)The Cyrus Tang Foundation and Tang Foundation for the Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine arenot-for-profit foundations. The entities, whose combined ownership represents in excess ofapproximately 16% of the outstanding common stock, are controlled by Cyrus Tang.
 
(4)Number of shares owned by Fidelity Management & Research Company at DecemberMarch 31, 2008 as reported by FMR LLC on Schedule 13G on February 12, 2009.2010.
 
(5)Number of shares owned by Zeff Holding Company LLC, at December 31, 2006, as reported on Schedule 13G on February 3, 2007.
(6)The number of shares includes 30,000, 56,650, 51,566, 37,068, 49,500 and 22,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted to Gary R. Fairhead, Gregory A. Fairhead, John P. Sheehan, Linda K. Frauendorfer, Daniel P. Camp and RajRajesh B. Upadhyaya, respectively.
 
(7)(6)Includes 10,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of director stock options granted on September 2004 and September 2005.
 
(8)(7)Includes 4,099 shares issuable upon the exercise of director stock options granted in December 2001.
 
(9)(8)In addition to the number of shares set forth on the Beneficial Ownership table, Mr. Rieck is also one of three trustees of Rieck and Crotty, P.C.’s profit sharing plan and is a member of a family investment company which owns 10,000 and 4,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock as of July 10, 2009. Mr. Rieck abstains from all, or has no voting and investment decisions with respect to such shares.
 
(10)(9)Includes 301,383291,383 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options.
 
SECTION 16 (a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
 
The Company is required to report to stockholders those directors, officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of any class of the Company’s equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), who fail to file timely reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership, as required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. Based solely upon a review of copies of such reports furnished to the Company, the Company believes that all persons subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act timely filed all necessary reports during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009.2010.
 
I.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
Pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is divided into three classes of directors, each serving overlapping three-year terms. The termsterm of Class I directors (Messrs. Sove and Rieck) expiredirector Mr. Rieck expires in 2009;2012; the terms of Class II directors (Messrs. Chen and Zemenick) expire in 2010; and the terms of Class III directors (Messrs. Fairhead and Vyas) expire in 2011. All directors of each class will hold their positions until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year indicated above, at which time the terms of the directors in such class expire, or until their respective successors are elected and qualify,qualified, subject in all cases to any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
 
On July 9, 2009,Mr. Franklin D. Sove notifiedwas the Board of Directors of the Company that he does not intend to stand for re-election when his current term as a Class I Director expires at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Sove has been Chairman of the Board and a member of the Board of Directors since 1994. He will continue to serve as Chairman offrom 1994 until he retired following the Company’s Board and Audit Committee through the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On September 18, 2009, Mr. Sove’s decision not to stand for re-electionJohn P. Chen was based solely upon his age and was notelected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Chen has been a resultdirector of a disagreement with management regarding the Company’s operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
Company since 1994. The Board of Directors doesdid not currently intend to fill the vacancy leftcreated by the upcoming retirement of Mr. Sove. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has decided to reducereduced the number of directors from six members to five members as of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.


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NomineeNominees for Election as Class III Director at the Meeting
 
If a quorum is present at the Meeting, onetwo Class I directorII directors will be elected by a plurality of the stockholder votes cast at the Meeting, each to serve until the 20122013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor shall be elected and qualified, subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes will have no effect on the vote. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if the authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of theeach nominee named below. The stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors. The following person haspersons have been nominated as a Class III director:
 
           
      Director of
      Company
Name
 
Age
   
Since
 
Thomas W. Rieck
Class I
  64  Attorney and President of Rieck and Crotty, P.C.  1994 
Name
Age
John P. Chen
Class II
56John P. Chen has served as a director of the Company since February 7, 1994 and has served as Chairman of the Board since September, 2009. Mr. Chen currently serves on the Compensation and Nominating Committees, and has also served on our Audit Committee. Mr. Chen also serves on the Board of Directors of TAP Automotive Holdings, LLC, a privately held company specializing in after market parts for customized trucks and off-road vehicles. From January, 2006 to July, 2009, Mr. Chen served as the President of SKD Automotive Group, a tier one auto parts supplier to most of the OEM’s in North America. Before joining SKD, Mr. Chen served as the Chief Financial Officer for Tang Industries, Inc., a multi-national holding company that included interests in pharmaceuticals, steel service and processing centers, aluminum extruders, ferrous scrap trading, furniture manufacturing, steel stamping and assembly, and other industrial operations. Prior to joining Tang Industries, Mr. Chen worked in various divisions of PepsiCo, Inc. in planning and finance. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Chen also served on the Board of Directors of Siderurgica Venezolana S.A.I.C.A., a publicly traded Venezuelan holding company with interests in steel making, Tier 1 automotive parts manufacturing and scrap processing; from 2002 to 2005, as Chairman of the Board and director of Aviva Biosciences, Inc., a closely held biotechnology company focusing on drug discovery and therapeutic diagnostics; from 2000 to 2009 director and Chairman (2000 to 2005) of Combined Metals of Chicago, LLC, a stainless steel and specialty alloy distributor and processor and a joint venture with AK Steel, a publicly traded company. Mr. Chen holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Swarthmore College. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Chen’s long tenure as a SigmaTron director and his experience and training in management, operations and finance make him well qualified to serve as a director.


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Name
Age
Carl A. Zemenick
Class II
65Carl Zemenick has served as a director of the Company since September, 2001. He currently serves on the Audit and Nominating Committees and is presently Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Zemenick has been President of TZ Realty L.L.C., a closely held real estate investment company, from June, 1995 through the present. From June, 1990 until his retirement in June, 2005, Mr. Zemenick served as President and Chief Executive Officer of G.F. Office Furniture LTD. L.P., a manufacturer of office furniture and equipment. From November, 2008 through the present time, Mr. Zemenick has served as Treasurer and a director of Seashore Village Homeowners Association, Inc. Mr. Zemenick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas, Arlington and has had extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions throughout his professional career. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Zemenick’s long tenure as a SigmaTron director and his business and management background make him well qualified to serve as a director.
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote in favor of the nomineenominees named above.
 
The Board of Directors knows of no reason why the foregoing nomineenominees will be unavailable or will decline to serve, but, in the event of any such unavailability, the proxies received will be voted for such substitute nomineenominees as the Board of Directors may recommend.The enclosed proxy cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than one,two, the number of nominees named in this proxy statement.
 
           
    Directors Whose Terms Extend Beyond The Meeting
 Director of
    Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
 Company
Name
 
Age
 
and Other Public Directorships
 
Since
 
John P. Chen
Class II
  55  President SKD Automotive Group, a tier one automotive supplier from January 2006 to June 2009. At present, Mr. Chen serves as a business consultant. SKD Automotive Group was sold to a third party in a series of transactions that was completed in June 2009, and as part of this sale, its Canadian affiliate voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in Canada. Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 2005 of National Material L.P., a steel processing, stamping and distribution company.  1994 
Carl A. Zemenick
Class II
  64  President and CEO from June 1990 until his retirement in June 2005 of GF Office Furniture, Ltd. LP, a furniture manufacturer.  2001 
Gary R. Fairhead
Class III
  57  President and Chief Executive Officer. Gary R. Fairhead has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1990. Gary R. Fairhead and Gregory A. Fairhead, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Company, are brothers. Mr. Gary Fairhead has served as a director of Blockshield Corporation plc since December 2004.  1994 
Dilip S. Vyas
Class III
  61  Mr. Vyas has been self-employed since December 2004 and from June 2004 to November 2004 was President of Wave Zero Manufacturing LLC, a manufacturer of shielding devices for components used in the electronic industry.  1994 
Directors Whose Terms Extend Beyond The Meeting
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Name
Age
and Other Public Directorships
Thomas W. Rieck
Class I
65Thomas W. Rieck has served as a director of the Company since its formation in November, 1993. At that time, he was a director and Secretary of Circuit Systems, Inc., a circuit board maker located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and the shareholder of the Company. He has served on the Nominating Committee and is presently Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Company’s Audit Committee financial expert, and a member of the Compensation Committee. Prior to the time of the Company’s initial public offering and to this date, he has been President and Managing Partner of Rieck and Crotty P.C., a Chicago law firm, and has concentrated his practice in the representation of private and public corporations in all aspects of corporate law, including, but not limited to, securities, tax, and transactional matters. He has served on the Board of Directors of numerous public and private companies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame, a Certified Public Accounting degree from the University of Illinois, and a law degree from Northwestern University. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Rieck’s extensive legal, business and financial background, including his status as an audit committee financial expert, make him well-qualified to serve as a director.

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Directors Whose Terms Extend Beyond The Meeting
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Name
Age
and Other Public Directorships
Gary R. Fairhead
Class III
58Gary R. Fairhead has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since its formation in November, 1993. Mr. Fairhead joined Wall-Able Manufacturing Company, a predecessor of the Company, as its Controller in 1981. Mr. Fairhead led a group of investors in purchasing the business of the predecessor in February, 1990. Mr. Fairhead led the business as President and Chief Executive Officer first of SigmaTron, Inc. and then of SigmaTron L.P., the immediate predecessor of the Company, between February, 1990, and November, 1993. Mr. Fairhead also currently serves as a Trustee of Central States Joint Board Health and Welfare Trust Fund and Block Shield Corporation PLC, an English company specializing in bar code technology, from December, 2004 to the present. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Circuit Systems, Inc., a printed circuit board manufacturer, from September, 1995 to August, 2000, and OnLine Power Supply, Inc., focusing on industrial batteries and power supplies, from June, 2001 to December, 2002. Mr. Fairhead holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Administration from the Krannert School of Business, Purdue University. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Fairhead’s extensive business, management and financial background, in addition to his lengthy tenure as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, make him well qualified to serve as a director.
Dilip S. Vyas
Class III
62Dilip S. Vyas has served as a director of the Company since the formation of the Company in November, 1993. He has served on our Compensation Committee and is currently Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Vyas was a director of and the Vice President, Business Development and Chief Financial Officer of Circuit Systems, Inc., a printed circuit board manufacturer, from 1981 to 2001. Mr. Vyas managed virtually all aspects of accounting and finance and many of the operations of this publicly traded company, including bank relations, purchasing, production plans, and scheduling and design and maintenance of information systems, human resource management, and shareholder relations. Mr. Vyas also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Circuit Systems India, a printed circuit board manufacturer, listed on the India stock exchange, having been elected to the Board in November, 2007. Mr. Vyas holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Gujarat in India and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. The Board of Directors believes Mr. Vyas’s long tenure as a SigmaTron director and his business, management and financial background make him well qualified to serve as a director.


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II.  PROPOSAL TO RATIFY SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors will recommend at the Annual Meeting that the stockholders ratify the appointment of the firm of BDO Seidman,USA, LLP to audit the accounts of the Company for the current fiscal year. Representatives of that firm are expected to be present at the Meeting, have the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and be available to respond to appropriate questions. BDO Seidman,USA, LLP was recommended by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors for the fiscal year 2010.2011.
 
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholdersyou vote in favor of ratification of the selection of BDO Seidman,USA, LLP as the Company’s registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2010.2011.
 
In connection with the audits for the years ended April 30, 20092010 and 2008,2009, the Company has had no disagreements with BDO Seidman,USA, LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO Seidman,USA, LLP would have caused it to make reference thereto in its report on the consolidated financial statements for 20092010 and 2008.2009.
 
The ratification of the selection of auditors requires an affirmative vote by holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes will have the same effect as negative votes.
 
FISCAL YEARS 20092010 AND 20082009 AUDIT FIRM FEE SUMMARY
 
During fiscal years 20092010 and 2008,2009, the Company retained as its auditor, BDO Seidman,USA, LLP, to provide services as defined below. The following amounts were charged by BDO Seidman,USA, LLP for services provided in fiscal years 20092010 and 2008.2009.
 
        
 2009 2008 
 BDO
 BDO
 
 Seidman,
 Seidman,
         
 LLP LLP  2010 2009
Audit Fees(a) $187,940  $186,950  $189,170  $187,940 
Audit-Related Fees(b)  10,000   8,000   9,500   10,000 
Tax Fees(c)  53,100   57,590 
Tax Fees(c)(d)  18,335   53,100 
 
(a) Fees for audit services billed in 2009 and 2008 consisted of:
(a) Fees for audit services billed in 2010 and 2009 consisted of:
 
 • Audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and review quarterly financial statements
• Statutory and regulatory audits, consents and other services related to Securities and Exchange Commission matters
 
 (b) Fees for audit-related services consisted of services for reviews of the Company’s Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan.
 
 (c) Fees for tax services billed in 2009 and 2008 consisted of tax compliance and tax planning and advice. Tax compliance services consisted of:
 
 • Federal, state and local income tax return preparation
 
 • Assistance with tax return filings and compliance in certain foreign jurisdictions
 
 • Assistance with tax audits and amended tax returns
 
 (d) Fees for tax services billed in 2010 consisted of tax compliance and tax planning and advice. Tax compliance services consisted of:
• Assistance with tax audits and amended tax returns
(e) As described in the Audit Committee Charter, it is the Audit Committee’s policy and procedure to review and consider and ultimately pre-approve, where appropriate, all audit and non-audit engagement services to be performed by the independentregistered public auditors.accountants.


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Corporate Governance
 
Our Board of Directors determined that each of Messrs. Chen, Rieck, Sove, Vyas and Zemenick are independent under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. As a result, our Board of Directors currently has a majority of independent directors under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Our Board of Directors has determined that our independent directors shall have regularly scheduled meetings at which only the independent directors are present. Generally, the independent directors, meet separately at each regularly scheduled board meeting.
 
Director Committees; Board Meetings
 
The Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee. The Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter and the Nominating Committee Charter are available on the Company’s website atwww.sigmatronintl.com. The Company believes that the composition of these committees meets the criteria for independence under, and the functioning of these committees complies with, the applicable requirements of the current listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations promulgated under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as set forth below.
 
The functions of the Audit Committee are to: (1) Select and evaluate the performance of the independent accountants. (2) review ofthe audits of the financial statements of the Company and the scope of the audit; (3) review with the independent accountants the corporate accounting and financial reporting practices and policies and recommend to whom reports should be submitted within the Company; (4) review with the independent accountants their final report; (5) review with the internal and independent accountants overall accounting and financial controls; and (6) beingbe available to the independent accountants and management for consultation purposes. The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three members: Messrs. Rieck Sove (Chairman), Zemenick and Vyas. At the time of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Mr. Rieck will become Chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr. Zemenick will replace Mr. Sove as a member. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee, both currently and after the 20092010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is independent under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Rieck has been determined to be an Audit Committee financial expert as defined in Item 401407 ofRegulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee.Committee, which was revised and restated as of July 8, 2010. The report of the Audit Committee to the Stockholders is included in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Report of the Audit Committee.”
 
The functions of the Compensation Committee are to review and recommend to the Board of Directors annual salaries and bonuses for all executive officers of the Company, to review and recommend to the Board of Directors compensation for the Directors, to review and recommend to the Board of Directors the terms and conditions of all employee benefit plans or changes thereto and to administer the Company’s stock option plans. While the Chief Executive Officer of the Company may make recommendations regarding such salaries, compensation and terms and conditions, the Compensation Committee reviews any such recommendations independently and is responsible for making final recommendations to the full Board of Directors. Messrs. Chen, RieckZemenick (Chairman), Rieck, and ZemenickChen are members of the Compensation Committee. At the time of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Mr. Zemenick will replace Mr. Rieck as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
 
The functions of the Nominating Committee shall include (1) review and recommend to the Board of Directors the size and composition of the Board of Directors and a slate of nominees for each election of members to the Board of Directors; (2) review and recommend changes to the number, classification and term of directors; (3) identify and recommend to the Board of Directors candidates to fill appointments to Board committees; (4) develop, assess and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning appropriate corporate governance policies; (5) to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors candidates to fill a vacancy in the offices of President and Chief Executive; and (6) to review nominations by stockholders with regard to the nomination process and to establish the procedures by which stockholder candidates will be considered. The members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. ChenVyas (Chairman), VyasChen and Zemenick. At the time of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Mr. Vyas will replace Mr. Chen as Chairman of the Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Nominating Committee is independent under the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. listing standards.
 
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experience of its directors; personal and professional integrity of the candidate; the level of educationand/or business experience of the candidate; broad-based business acumen of the candidate; the candidate’s level of understanding of the Company’s business and the electronic manufacturing services industry; the candidate’s abilities for strategic thinking and willingness to share ideas; and the Board of Directors’ need for diversity of experiences, expertise and background. The Committee nominating will use these criteria to evaluate all potential nominees.
The Company does not have a stand-alone diversity policy, but in considering whether to recommend any director nominee, including candidates recommended by stockholders, the Nominating Committee will consider the factors above, including the candidate’s diversity of experiences, expertise and background. The Nominating Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria, and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees. The Company believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of the directors, considered as a group, should provide a significant mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities.
 
The Nominating Committee will consider proposed nominees whose names are submitted to it by stockholders. The Nominating Committee has not adopted a formal process for that purpose because it believes that the nominating Committee’s process for considering information has been and remains adequate. Historically, stockholders have not proposed any nominees. The Nominating Committee intends to review periodically whether a formal process should be adopted. To be considered, all stockholder nominations must comply with the notice provisions of the Company’s by-laws, which generally require that such notice be received by the Secretary of the Company not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days prior to a regularly scheduled Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or within 10 days after receipt of notice of an Annual Meeting of Stockholders if the date of such meeting has not been publicly disclosed within 70 days prior to the meeting date.
 
The Board of Directors held 510 meetings either in person or by telephone conference during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009.2010. The Compensation Committee held 3 meetings1 meeting in person or by telephone conference and the Audit Committee held 5 meetings in person or by telephone conference during the fiscal year 2009.2010. The Nominating Committee held one meeting during the fiscal year 2009.2010. All directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the board and each of the committees of which they were members. The Company has a policy of encouraging all directors to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All directors attended the Company’s 20082009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
John P. Chen is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Gary R. Fairhead is the President and CEO. The Board of Directors believes that separating these roles enables Mr. Fairhead to run the Company with minimum distraction while the Chair leads the Board of Directors and advises the CEO.
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors
 
Stockholders can contact the Board of Directors or any of the individual directors by contacting: Henry J. Underwood, Corporate Counsel, DefreesHoward & Fiske LLC,Howard Attorneys PLLC, by regular mail at 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604. Inquiries will be reviewed, sorted and summarized by the Corporate Counsel of the Board of Directors before they will be forwarded to the Board of Directors or to an individual director.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
The Company pays non-employee directors $2,000$2,500 per month. Directors who serve on the Audit Committee are paid an additional $1,250$1,500 per month. Directors who serve on the Compensation Committee or the Nominating Committee are paid an additional $250 per month per committee. Beginning October 1, 2008,The Chairman of the Board receives monthly the greater of $4,000 or the amount paid to the most highly compensated non-employee director fees were increased to $2,500 per month and fees for directors who serve on the Audit Committee fees increased to $1,500 per month. Beginning February 1, 2009, all director fees, including director fees for serving on committees, were reduced by 20 percent.director. The directors voluntarily reduced their feesthe above compensation scale by 20 percent beginning February 2009 due to the Company’s cost reduction program in response to the downturn in the economy. Due to the improvement in the Company’s financial


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performance, the directors were paid back 95% of the 2010 fee reduction which was initated in February 2009. Effective July 2010, the monthly director fees were reinstated at the regular compensation scale set forth above.
 
In addition, under the 2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, non-employee directors received a grant of options to acquire 7,500 shares of common stock at each of the September 2000, December 2001 and September 2002 Annual Stockholders’ Meetings. Such options are exercisable for ten years from the respective date of grant at a price based on the price of the common stock on the respective grant dates. In addition, under the 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, non-employee directors received a grant of options to acquire 5,000 shares of common stock at the September 2004 and September 2005 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. Such options are exercisable for ten years from the respective date of grant at a price based on the price of the common stock on the respective grant dates.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
Set forth below is information on the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its two other most highly compensated Named Executive Officers who served in such capacities during fiscal year 20092010 based on total compensation for the last completed fiscal year. In view of the depressed economic environment and companythe Company’s reduced profitability during late 2008 and much of calendar year 2009, the Named Executive Officers (together with all the all other officers and non-union U.S. employees of the Company) participated in salary reductions which took effect on February 1, 2009, and no bonuses were awarded.


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awarded during fiscal year 2009. In light of the Company’s improved financial performance during fiscal year 2010, all non-union U.S. employees received a partial repayment of those salary reductions and the Named Executive Officers received in the aggregate repayments of $47,267. Salaries of all non-union employees, including Named Executive Officers, remained at the reduced levels throughout fiscal year 2010. At the end of fiscal year 2010, the Company awarded bonuses to all of its non-union U.S. employees. Bonuses earned in fiscal year 2010 and paid to Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2011 are listed in the following summary compensation table.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
The individuals listed in the following table are referred to as our “Named Executive Officers” throughout this proxy statement. The following table sets forth a summary of all compensation paid by the Company for its fiscal years ended April 30, 20092010 and 20082009 to the Company’s Named Executive Officers:
 
                                       
   Annual Compensation All Other
 Total
    Annual Compensation All Other
 Total
   Salary
 Bonus
 Compensation
 Compensation
    Salary
 Bonus
 Compensation
 Compensation
Name and Principal Position
   ($) ($) (2)($) ($)    ($) ($) (2)($) ($)
Gary R. Fairhead  2009   188,349   0   2,184   190,533   2010   150,000   45,000(1)  19,993   214,993 
President and Chief Executive Officer  2008   193,392   70,000(1)  2,230   265,622   2009   188,349   0   2,184   190,533 
Rajesh B. Upadhyaya  2010   156,000   40,000(1)  17,700   213,700 
Executive Vice President, West Coast  2009   182,450   0   2,522   164,972 
Operations since 2005. Mr. Upadhyaya was the Vice President of the Fremont Operation from 2001 until 2005.               
Gregory A. Fairhead  2009   183,899   0   2,139   186,038   2010   153,600   40,000(1)  15,375   208,975 
Executive Vice President and Assistant  2008   184,773   60,000(1)  2,144   246,917   2009   183,899   0   2,139   186,038 
Secretary. Gregory A. Fairhead has been
Executive Vice President since February
2000 and Assistant Secretary since
1994. Mr. Fairhead was Vice President —
Acuna Operations for the Company from
February 1990 to February 2000. Gregory
A. Fairhead is the brother of Gary R.
Fairhead.
                    
Raj B. Upadhyaya  2009   162,450   0   2,522   164,972 
Executive Vice President, West Coast  2008   185,954   45,000(1)  2,155   233,109 
Operations since 2005. Mr. Upadhyaya
was the Vice President of the Fremont
Operation from 2001 until 2005.
                    
Secretary. Gregory A. Fairhead has been
Executive Vice President since February
2000 and Assistant Secretary since
1994. Mr. Fairhead was Vice President —
Acuna Operations for the Company from
February 1990 to February 2000. Gregory
A. Fairhead is the brother of Gary R. Fairhead
               
 
 
(1)Represents bonus earned in fiscal 20082010 and paid in fiscal 2009.2011.
 
(2)Represents 21 weeks of salary paybacks for wage reductions implemented in February 2009. Includes the match and contributions to the Company’s 401(k) plan made by the Company.


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Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change of Control Agreements
 
The Company adopted an Amended and RestatedChange-in-Control Severance Payment Plan on May 30, 2002 (the “CIC Plan”), which covers Named Executive Officers and certain other officers of the Company (each a “CIC Participant”). Under the terms of the CIC Plan, each CIC Participant is entitled to the payment of severance pay in the event such CIC Participant’s employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated withintwenty-four months of a change of control of the Company. The amount of severance pay to which a CIC Participant may be entitled under the CIC Plan is a function of the value of the common stock of the Company as of the date on which a change in control of the Company takes place.
 
In general, for purposes of the CIC Plan, a change of control will be deemed to have occurred when (a) any entity, person or group other than Cyrus Tang or his affiliates, acquires more than thirty percent of the outstanding stock entitled to vote for directors of the Company, (b) as a result of or in connection with certain corporate transactions identified in the CIC Plan, the identity of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors immediately before such transaction changes immediately after the transaction, (c) the merger, consolidation, or share exchange of the Company, or (d) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. In general, a CIC Participant’s employment will be deemed to have been involuntarily terminated under the CIC Plan in the event of such employee’s termination by the Company for a reason other than (w) for cause (as defined in the Plan), (x) death, (y) disability, or (z) that employee’s voluntary retirement or resignation except on account of the reasons set forth in the CIC Plan (which in general would result in a constructive discharge).
 
Disputes concerning the CIC Plan and benefits under the CIC Plan are subject to arbitration.
The CIC Plan provides for automatic reduction of the amounts to be paid out under the plan in the event such amounts would constitute “parachute payments” under the Internal Revenue Code. Payments under the CIC Plan are also subject to an aggregate cap equal to 15% of the market value of the Company’s outstanding capital stock on such date in the event the employment of one or more of the CIC Participants is terminated voluntarily or involuntarily within seven days after thechange-in-control. Disputes concerning the CIC Plan and benefits under the CIC Plan are subject to arbitration.


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Potential Severance Payments uponChange-In-Control
 
The following table describes approximate potential severance payments under the CIC Plan to which the Named Executive Officers would be entitled uponchange-in-control of the Company, assuming that the change in control of the Company occurred on April 30, 2009,2010, that all participants actually participated in the severance payment, and that our common stock is valued at $1.50,$6.13, which was the closing market price for our common stock on April 30, 2009.2010. The actual amount of payments can only be determined at the time of achange-in-control and will vary from the estimated amounts in the table below.
 
             
  Gary R.
  Gregory A.
  Raj B.
 
  Fairhead  Fairhead  Upadhyaya 
 
Change-In-Control Payment
  68,328   57,869   79,699 
             
  Gary R.
 Rajesh B.
 Gregory A.
  Fairhead Upadhyaya Fairhead
 
Change-In-Control Payment $412,714  $398,182  $371,810 
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE
 
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each Named Executive Officer of the Company concerning the exercise of options during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009, as well as any unexercised options held as of the end of such fiscal year. The Company has not granted any stock appreciation rights. No options were exercised or granted in fiscal year 2010.
 
                            
 Number of
      Number of
 Number of
    
 Securities
      Securities
 Securities
    
 Underlying
      Underlying
 Underlying
    
 Unexercised
 Option
    Unexercised
 Unexercised
 Option
  
 Options
 Exercise
 Option
  Options
 Options
 Exercise
 Option
 (#) Price
 Expiration
  (#) (#) Price
 Expiration
Name
 Exercisable ($) Date  Exercisable Unexercisable ($) Date
Gary R. Fairhead  30,000   9.17   9/15/15   30,000   0   9.17   9/15/15 
Rajesh B. Upadhyaya  22,500   0   9.17   9/15/15 
Gregory A. Fairhead  29,150   2.20   2/12/12   29,150   0   2.20   2/12/12 
  27,500   9.17   9/15/15   27,500   0   9.17   9/15/15 
Raj B. Upadhyaya  22,500   9.17   9/15/15 


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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
 
                
 Fees
    Fees
  
 Earned or
    Earned or
  
 Paid in
    Paid in
  
 Cash
 Total
  Cash
 Total
Name
 ($) ($)  ($) ($)
Franklin D. Sove  41,850   41,850 
Thomas W. Rieck  47,550   47,550   45,000   45,000 
Dilip S. Vyas  42,500   42,500 
John P. Chen  31,700   31,700   38,400   38,400 
Carl A. Zemenick  31,700   31,700   38,400   38,400 
Dilip S. Vyas  44,700   44,700 
 
The Company did not issue stock grants or stock option grants to the Board of Directors during fiscal year 2009.2010. No options were exercised in fiscal year 2010.


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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following tables provides information as of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009 with respect to shares of common stock that may be issued under the Company’s existing equity compensation plans, as detailed below:
             
  
(a)
  
(b)
  
(c)
 
        Number of
 
        securities
 
        remaining available
 
  Number of
     for future issuance
 
  securities to be
     under equity
 
  issued upon
  Weighted-average
  compensation plans
 
  exercise of
  exercise price of
  (excluding
 
  outstanding
  outstanding
  securities
 
  options, warrants
  options, warrants
  reflected in
 
Plan category
 and rights  and rights  Column(a) 
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:            
—Employee Stock Option Plan 1993  154,050  $8.97   2,505 
—Employee Stock Option Plan 2000  96,517  $2.39   0 
—Employee Stock Option Plan 2004  189,041  $9.24   50,959 
—Director Stock Option Plan 2000  4,099  $3.69   0 
—Director Stock Option Plan 2004  60,000  $10.08   0 
             
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders  *   *   * 
             
Total  503,707       53,464 
*Not applicable.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Compensation Committee during the 2009 fiscal year was comprised of Messrs. Chen, Rieck, and Zemenick. None of the members of the Compensation Committee has ever been an officer or employee of the Company. No Compensation Committee interlocking relationships exist as to Messrs. Chen, Rieck and Zemenick.


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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
 
The Audit Committee has reviewed, and discussed the audited financial statements with management, and discussed with the independent public accountants the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 61 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards, AU § 380), as the same has been modified or supplemented. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent public accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, as the same has been modified or supplemented, and has discussed with the independent public accountants the independent public accountants’ independence. Based on the review and discussions referred to herein, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the last fiscal year for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
This report is submitted by the members of the Committee.
 
Franklin D. Sove (Chairman)
Thomas W. Rieck (Chairman)
Dilip S. Vyas
Carl A. Zemenick


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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
There are no reportable related party transactions.
Related Person Transaction Policy
The Board has adopted a written policy addressing the Company’s procedures with respect to the review, approval and ratification of “Related Person Transactions” that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) ofRegulation S-K. Related Person includes any of an Executive Officer (as defined in Item 404(a)), director, a nominee for director, a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company, and with respect to each of them, their immediate family members. Related Person Transaction means any transaction involving an amount in excess of $120,000 in which the Company is a participant and in which a Related Person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
To identify Related Person Transactions, each year the Company requires its Executive Officers, directors and nominees to complete an annual questionnaire which seeks information relating to any potential Related Person Transaction involving themselves and their immediate family members that are known to them. The Audit Committee will evaluate identified Related Person Transactions, to be approved or ratified (i) by the Audit Committee or (ii) if the Audit Committee determines that the approval or ratification should be considered by all of the disinterested directors, by a majority vote of the disinterested directors. In its review of Related Person Transactions, the Audit Committee or the disinterested directors will consider all factors that they believe are relevant to the Related Person Transaction, including the following: (i) the nature and extent of the Company’s participation in the transaction; (ii) the size of the transaction and the amount payable to the Related Person; (iii) the nature of the interest of the Related Person in the transaction; (iv) whether the transaction involves a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest; and (v) whether the transaction involves the provision of goods or services to the Company that are available from unaffiliated third parties and, if so, whether the transaction is on terms and made under circumstances that are at least as favorable to the Company as would be available in comparable transactions with or involving unaffiliated third parties.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
The Company’s 20092010 Annual Report to Stockholders is being mailed to stockholders contemporaneously with this Proxy Statement.
 
Proposals of Stockholders
 
In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any proposal of a stockholder intended to be presented at the Company’s 20102011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the Company before April 15, 201019, 2011 in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy relating to the 20102011 Annual Meeting.
 
Stockholders may present proposals that are proper subjects for consideration at an annual meeting, even if the proposal is not submitted by the deadline for inclusion in the proxy statement. The stockholder must comply with the procedures specified by the Company’s by-laws which require all stockholders who intend to make proposals at an annual stockholders meeting to send a proper notice which is received by the Secretary not less than 120 or more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Company’s consent solicitation or proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s election of directors or meeting of stockholders; provided that if no Annual Meeting of Stockholders or election by consent was held in the previous year, or if the date of the annual meeting has been changed from the previous year’s meeting, a proposal must be received by the Secretary within 10 days after the Company has publicly disclosed the date of such meeting.
 
The Company currently anticipates the 20102011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held September 17, 2010.16, 2011.
 
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than 60 or more than 90 days prior to the meeting. However, if the Company has not publicly disclosed the date of the meeting at least 70 days prior to the meeting date, notice may be timely made by a stockholder if received by the Secretary no later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which the Company publicly disclosed the meeting date.
 
Some brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” corporate communications to stockholders, such as proxy statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of this proxy statement may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your household. The Company will promptly deliver a separate copy of this proxy statement to you if you call or write us at the following address or phone number: SigmaTron International, Inc., 2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007, Telephone:(800) 700-9095. If you want to receive separate copies of our corporate communications to stockholders such as proxy statements and annual reports in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy for your household, you should contact your broker or other nominee record holders, or you may contact the Company at the above address and phone number.
 
By order of the Board of Directors
 

Linda K. Frauendorfer
Secretary
 
Dated: August 14, 200913, 2010


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2201 LANDMEIER ROAD
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Gary R. Fairhead, Linda K. Frauendorfer and Henry J. Underwood, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as attorneys and proxies to represent the undersigned at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the “Company”) to be held at the Holiday Inn located at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Friday, September 18, 2009 or at any adjournment thereof, with all power which the undersigned would possess if personally present, and to vote all shares of stock of the Company which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at said Meeting as follows.
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0 SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2201 LANDMEIER ROAD ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby appoints Gary R. Fairhead, Linda K. Frauendorfer and Henry J. Underwood, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as attorneys and proxies to represent the undersigned at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the “Company”) to be held at the Company’s offices at 2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Friday, September 17, 2010 or at any adjournment thereof, with all power which the undersigned would possess if personally present, and to vote all shares of stock of the Company which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at said Meeting as follows. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) 14475