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meeting, it is now 9:00 a.m. and this meeting will please come to
order.
Elections and Balloting for this meeting and has been subscribed
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You should all have a copy of the Rules of Order for this meeting.
holder and then state your point or ask your question. As stated in
before you leave by signing the register book at the door. If you
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Before proceeding to the business of the meeting, I would like to
Talbert, Mr. Cary Wood and I are the nominees for election as
Meeting.
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A copy of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
copy of the notice and the affidavit will be attached to the records
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According to the certified list of Stockholders, there are
this meeting has been available at VPGs headquarters for the past
10 days and will be open for inspection by any Stockholder for the
who have not filed or mailed a proxy should please give their
Inspector: By the authority of the board of directors, I have been appointed the Inspector of this Election and
my oath of office has been executed and will be duly filed with the minutes of this meeting. As the
Inspector of this Election, I wish to now report that there are represented in person or by proxy at
this meeting, the holders of a majority of the votes represented by the outstanding shares of
common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class. Consequently, a
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quorum is present as required for conducting the business at this annual meeting and therefore, you
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Marc: The first matter to be acted upon by stockholders is the election of
Timothy: Mr. Chairman, the Nominating and Governance Committee has the responsibility of recommending
nominees for the Board of Directors to the Board. The Committee consists entirely of Directors
who are independent of management. After due consideration, the Committee recommended, and
the Board approved the nomination of Mr. Marc Zandman, Mr. Ziv Shoshani, Ms. Janet Clarke, Mr.
Saul Reibstein, Mr. Timothy Talbert, and Mr. Cary Wood to hold office as Directors of the
Company for a term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. I move for the election of these nominees as Directors.
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Marc: As there have been no other persons nominated in accordance with
Marc: The next matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. This
Saul: Mr. Chairman, the Audit Committee has the responsibility of appointing the independent registered
public accounting firm of the Company. The Audit Committee is seeking ratification of this
appointment by stockholders. The Audit Committee consists entirely of Directors who are
independent of management. It has direct access to both Ernst & Young and VPGs accounting
department. In its deliberations this year, the Audit Committee has worked closely and regularly
with Ernst & Young, and has had substantial opportunity to meet with them throughout the year to
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discuss relevant issues. I move for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
VPGs independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
Marc: The third matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the
Janet Clarke: The Compensation Committee of the Board is responsible for oversight of executive compensation
at the Company and for making recommendations on executive compensation to the Board. The
Committee recommended, and the Board approved, seeking advisory (non-binding) approval of the
compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement, including
in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion. I
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Marc: The fourth matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the
occur every year, every two years, or every three years or may
abstain from voting. The option receiving the most votes will be
Timothy: The Board of Directors recommends that future advisory stockholder votes regarding executive
compensation be held every year to allow stockholders to provide us with their direct input on our
compensation philosophy, policies and practices as disclosed in the proxy statement every year. I
move the proposal be submitted to a vote with a recommendation that stockholders vote in favor of
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[Alternative 1 Ancora Representative is Present]
Ancora Rep: [Presentation of the stockholder proposal. Not more than three minutes]
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Marc: Thank you for taking the time to share your proposal with us. I
Our Board of Directors believes that the capital structure set out in the Companys Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation is in the long-term best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
The voting power of our Class B common stock in the aggregate is less than a majority of the voting
power of our outstanding stock, and the members of the family of our late founder, Dr. Felix
Zandman, only control 76.8% of our Class B common stock, representing 35.1% of the total voting
power of our stock as of March 1, 2017. This capital structure was in existence at Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. in 2010, the time of our spin-off, it has been our capital structure since the
spin-off, and every investor purchasing a share of our common stock since the spin-off was aware
We recommend that stockholders do not support this proposal. The Board of Directors believes the
stability provided by the dual class voting structure, combined with a continued commitment to
strong governance practices, best serves the long-term interest of our stockholders.
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Marc: If any stockholders would like to pose any questions to the Ancora
to you.
The time limit for discussion of this stockholder proposal has been
will not vote on the Ancora MicroCap Fund proposal at this time.
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Marc: Does anyone have any comments or questions on any of the
agenda items?
Marc: I now call on the Inspector to proceed to solicit any final votes
Inspector: Thank you. Most stockholders mailed or turned in a proxy card. If you have signed a proxy card and
For those of you who hold your shares in your own name, and if you have not yet submitted a proxy
card, or you now wish to vote your shares differently than you indicated on your proxy card, please
(Should any hands be raised, Roland and others will be ready with blank proxy cards. Any voted
proxies are turned over to the Inspector.)
For those of you who hold your shares in the name of a third party, such as a broker, you must have
a legal proxy and letter from the named stockholder if you wish to vote your shares today. [Wait
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Election Report
Inspector: I am pleased to report the results of the five Proposals as follows: (1) The election of Mr. Marc
Zandman, Mr. Ziv Shoshani, Ms. Janet Clarke, Mr. Saul Reibstein, Mr. Timothy Talbert, and Mr.
Cary Wood to the board of directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders has
been approved by a plurality of votes cast; (2) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as VPGs
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 has
been ratified by a majority of votes cast; (3) the compensation of the named executive officers as
disclosed in the proxy statement has been given advisory approval by a majority of votes cast; (4)
the advisory proposal that votes regarding executive compensation be held every year received the
most votes and will be viewed as the recommendation of the stockholders; and (5) the stockholder
proposal to adopt a recapitalization plan to eliminate the Companys dual-class capital structure [did
not receive the requisite vote and has been rejected] OR [was not voted upon because a qualified
representative of the stockholder proponent, Ancora Microcap Fund, was not in attendance to
present such proposal for voting]. I will prepare a certificate of my final tabulation for filing along
with the original proxies, ballots and my report for the minutes of this meeting.
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Adjournment
Marc: The Secretary is directed to file with the records of the Company
4. Ballots.
adjourned.
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Presentation and Discussion Session
Marc: We have now come to that part of the program providing for the
Shoshani.
Marc: We have now come to that part of the agenda providing for
general questions and discussion. Please raise your hand and state
your full name.
(When questions/answers are finished)
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