Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR) Earnings Call Transcript & Summary

Hello, and welcome to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Monolithic Power Systems. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Saria Tseng, Vice President and General Counsel. Ms. Tseng, the floor is yours.

Thank you, operator. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Saria Tseng, and I'm General Counsel of Monolithic Power Systems. I will act as Secretary of the meeting and record the minutes. It is a pleasure to welcome you to the MPS annual meeting of stockholders. The meeting is now called to order. Before proceeding to the form of business, I would like to introduce the following participants: Bernie Blegen, Chief Financial Officer; Evan Kass, who is a partner with our independent audit firm, Ernst & Young. I have proof by affidavit signed by [ William Bonton ], an employee of Computershare, that the annual meeting mailing was completed on April 30, 2021, to all registered stockholders of record at the close of business day on April 19, 2021. Additionally, I have an affidavit signed by an [ Joey Rignola ], employee of Broadridge Financial Solutions, that the annual meeting material mailing to the beneficial stockholders was completed on May 7, 2021. These affidavits, together with copies of the annual meeting notice, proxy statement and proxy card, will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. The Board of Directors has designated me as inspector of election. I have executed an oath to carry out the duties impartially and to the best of my ability. The oath of inspector of election will be filed with the minutes of this meeting. We have present by proxy a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum. So I declare the meeting to be duly convened for purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it. If you have already cast your vote, we have accounted your votes. Those of you have not yet voted and have registered with Computershare to attend this virtual meeting, you may vote during this webcast and your votes will be counted. Now moving on to the formal business of the meeting. The first item of business is the nomination and the election of 2 directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2024 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following 2 directors are nominated by the Board of Directors, Eugen Elmiger and Jeff Zhou. The second item of business is ratification of the independent auditors. The Board of Directors has appointed Ernst & Young, independent auditors, to audit the company's financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The stockholders are voting on whether to ratify disappointments. The third item of business is an advisory vote on the 2020 compensation of the company's executive officers. As disclosed in the compensation disclosure and analysis in the proxy statement, this item is commonly referred to as say-on-pay vote. I now declare the polls closed. As inspector of election, I would like to report on the preliminary results of vote cast. I hereby report that there were 42.3 million shares of common stock entitled to vote represented at this meeting either in person or by proxy, comprising 92% of the outstanding common stock of the company as of the record day of April 19, 2021. In voting for directors, I hereby report that 34.2 million shares were in favor of the appointment of Eugen Elmiger, representing 84% of the votes cast and 39.1 million shares were in favor of appointment of Jeff Zhou, representing 96% of the boat cast. Both directors are, therefore, reelected. In voting for the ratification of the Ernst & Young as auditors of the company, I hereby report that 42.3 million shares were in favor of this appointment, representing 100% of the votes cast. The appointment of Ernst & Young as the company's independent auditors is therefore ratified. In voting for the say-on-pay proposal, I hereby report that 35.8 million shares were in favor of this proposal, representing 88% of votes cast. The executive compensation is, therefore, approved. The final number of votes will be included in the minutes of the meeting and in an 8-K that will be filed with the SEC within 4 business days. This concludes the formal proceeding. The meeting is now open for questions. Operator, are there any questions?

No.

No. Great. So the meeting is now adjourned. Thank you.

This concludes the meeting. You may now disconnect.

Thank you.