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 21, 2019

BEL FUSE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

NEW JERSEY
 
0-11676
 
22-1463699
(State of  incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
 
07302
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 432-0463
 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
         
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
Class B Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
 
BELFA
BELFB
 
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Nasdaq Global Select Market



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.

On May 21, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following proposals, as described in the Company's definitive proxy materials filed with the SEC on April 11, 2019.

As indicated in the Company's proxy statement, holders of record of the Company's Class A Common Stock at the close of business on March 26, 2019 (the record date fixed by the Board of Directors) were entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.  At the close of business on the record date, there were 2,174,912 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.  However, as a result of protective provisions in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation described in the proxy statement, the voting rights of one shareholder of the Company, GAMCO Investors, Inc. et. al. ("GAMCO"), which beneficially owned 513,452 shares of Class A Common Stock on the record date, were suspended and were not entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  Accordingly a total of 1,661,460 shares of Class A Common Stock were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, each of which was entitled to one vote on all matters.

A total of 1,514,275 shares of Class A Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  The voting results from the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1:  The election of three persons, named in the proxy statement, to serve as directors for three-year terms.  The following is a list of the directors elected at the Annual Meeting and the number of votes For and Withheld, as well as the number of Broker Non-Votes:


Name
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Daniel Bernstein
 
1,337,773
 
141,867
 
34,635
Peter Gilbert
 
1,362,467
 
141,867
 
9,941
Vincent Vellucci
 
1,317,624
 
141,867
 
54,784


Proposal 2: The ratification of the designation of Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Company's books and accounts for 2019. This proposal was approved by the following votes (there were no Broker Non-Votes):
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
1,424,687
 
79,182
 
10,406
 


Proposal 3: The approval, on an advisory basis, of the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. This proposal was approved by the following votes:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
1,207,850
 
85,028
 
79,530
 
141,867





SIGNATURE

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 22, 2019
 BEL FUSE INC.
 
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By:  
 /s/Daniel Bernstein
 
Daniel Bernstein
 
President and Chief Executive Officer