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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 11, 2020

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Texas

1-10560

74-2211011

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(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):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

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.

 

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 8.01   Other Events.

 

On December 11, 2020, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on January 13, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 30, 2020.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description    

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release, dated December 11, 2020

 

 

 

104

 

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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 11, 2020

By:

 

/s/ Stephen J. Beaver

 

 

 

Stephen J. Beaver, Esq.

 

 

 

Vice President General Counsel

 

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