Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-051057
Chunk: 3

Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 3
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 they are not deemed to be “entitled to vote” on those matters and will not be included in the calculation of voting results for those matters (neither in the numerator nor the denominator).

Accordingly, we urge you to promptly give instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee to vote FOR the election of each of the nominees presented in Proposal 1 and FOR each of Proposal 2 and Proposal 3 in this Proxy Statement by using the voting instruction card provided to you by your broker, bank or other nominee. Please note that if you intend to vote your street name shares in person at the Meeting, you must obtain a “legal proxy” from your broker, bank or other nominee and present it at the Meeting.

Quorum, Voting Requirements and Other Matters

The presence at the Meeting, in person or represented by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. Common Shares represented by a proxy that is properly submitted by Internet or telephone, or otherwise properly completed, signed and returned, will be counted as present at the Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, without regard to whether the proxy is marked as withholding authority, casting a vote or abstaining or lacks instructions as to any “discretionary” item.

The following table describes the voting requirement for each proposal (assuming a quorum is present):

| Proposal 1: Election of Directors                                                        | Each of the eight nominees for director will be elected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote and present, in person or represented by proxy, at the Meeting. An abstention with respect to the election of a particular director nominee will have the effect of a vote against the election of that director nominee. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. |
| Proposal 2: Say-on-Pay Advisory Vote                                                     | The proposal requires the approval of the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote and present, in person or represented by proxy, at the Meeting. An abstention will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.                                                                                                             |
| Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | The proposal requires the approval of the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote and present, in person or represented by proxy, at