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):
December 2, 2020
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-10560
(Commission
File Number)
74-2211011
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
56 South Rockford Drive
,
Tempe
,
Arizona
85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
623
)
300-7000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
BHE
New York Stock Exchange
, Inc.
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).
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period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act.
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 2, 2020, the Board of Directors of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted ministerial
amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective immediately. The
Amendments provide a more clear classification and delineation of elected senior officers of the Company. Article
4, Sections 1 and 8, and Article 5, Section 1 of the Amended & Restated Bylaws have been revised to adopt three
classes of Vice Presidents: (i) Executive Vice Presidents, who are appointed by the Board of Directors and are
incumbent to serve in the President and Chief Executive Officer’s (the “CEO”) absence, (ii) Senior Vice Presidents,
who are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve as senior executive officers of the Company on the CEO’s
direct staff, and (iii) Vice Presidents, who are subordinate to the aforementioned categories of senior officers
described above.
The foregoing summary of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the new
Amended & Restated Bylaws, a copy which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2.
I’Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
3.2
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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.
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: December 7, 2020
By: /s/ Stephen J. Beaver
Stephen J. Beaver, Esq.
Vice President General Counsel