r76996_8k050412.htm



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 4, 2012

ROGERS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Massachusetts
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-4347
(Commission File Number)
06-0513860
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut 06263-0188
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(860) 774-9605
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)
Eileen S. Kraus retired from the Board of Directors of Rogers Corporation (the “Company”) upon the expiration of her term on May 4, 2012, the date of the 2012 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders.

(e)
On May 4, 2012, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Rogers Corporation 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan (as amended, the "2009 Plan"). See Item 5.07 of this report below.  The 2009 Plan provides for the following types of awards: stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares, and other stock awards.  Those eligible for awards under the 2009 Plan include employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates.  The sole purpose of the amendment to the 2009 Plan was to increase the share reserve of the Company's capital stock (also referred to as common stock), $1 par value per share, thereunder by 500,000 shares; no other changes to the 2009 Plan were made by the amendment.

A further description of the terms of the 2009 Plan is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 20, 2012 (the "Proxy Statement") under the heading "Proposal 3: Approval of an Amendment to the Rogers Corporation 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan" which is incorporated herein by reference.  The description in the Proxy Statement and the description of the 2009 Plan contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the 2009 Plan which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2012, and which is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)  
The 2012 annual meeting of the shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 4, 2012.  Sufficient shares were present for purposes of a quorum for all four proposals.  The voting results for each of the four proposals are set forth below.

(b)
1.  
The nine nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company were elected based upon the following votes and, except as otherwise required by law, by the Company’s Articles of Organization or by the Company’s Bylaws, hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and thereafter until their successors have been chosen and qualified:

   
Votes
Votes
Broker
 
Nominee
For
Withheld
Non-Votes
 
Michael F. Barry
13,720,403
298,861
1,216,162
 
Charles M. Brennan, III
13,629,224
390,040
1,216,162
 
Bruce D. Hoechner
13,948,018
  71,246
1,216,162
 
Gregory B. Howey
13,631,926
387,338
1,216,162
 
J. Carl Hsu
13,626,192
393,072
1,216,162
 
Carol R. Jensen
13,768,534
250,730
1,216,162
 
William E. Mitchell
13,540,179
479,085
1,216,162
 
Robert G. Paul
13,499,985
519,279
1,216,162
 
Peter C. Wallace
13,499,255
520,009
1,216,162

 
 
 



2.  
The vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the executive compensation as disclosed  in the accompanying Proxy Statement for the Meeting was as follows:


 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
         
 
13,082,493
127,682
809,089
1,216,162
         
3.  
The vote to approve an amendment to the Rogers Corporation 2009 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of stock for issuance thereunder from 1,275,000 to 1,775,000 was as follows:

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
         
 
11,465,448
1,926,868
626,948
1,216,162

4.  
The vote on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, was as follows:

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
  
         
 
15,118,003
116,494
929
  


 

 

 
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.
 

 
ROGERS CORPORATION
 
By:  /s/ Robert M. Soffer
Robert M. Soffer
Vice President and Secretary

Date:  May 9, 2012