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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">31,777</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">799,741</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">William S. Johnson</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">28,279,373</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">31,777</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Kieran M. O&#8217;Sullivan</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">27,743,690</span></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">605,198</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">33,999</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">799,741</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Robert A. Profusek</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">25,829,351</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">2,521,758</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">31,778</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">799,741</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Randy L. Stone</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">28,039,521</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">311,480</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">31,886</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">799,741</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Alfonso G. Zulueta</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">28,054,712</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">306,309</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">21,866</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">799,741</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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8-K
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 09, 2024
CTS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
1-4639
35-0225010
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4925 Indiana Avenue
Lisle
,
Illinois
60532
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(630)
577-8800
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
CTS
The New York Stock Exchange
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
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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.
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Item 5.03.           Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 9, 2024, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of CTS Corporation (the "Company")  approved amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the "Amended and Restated Bylaws") that were ministerial in nature, including removing language referring to an annual meeting of the Board and specifying certain duties of the corporate secretary.
A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect with all amendments, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 9, 2024.  At the Annual Meeting, all director nominees were elected and proposals 2 and 3 were approved. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement"). The final results were as follows:
PROPOSAL 1 – Election of seven directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders:
DIRECTOR NOMINEE
NUMBER OF VOTES FOR
NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST
NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS
NUMBER OF BROKER NON-VOTES
Donna M. Costello
28,268,183
82,924
31,780
799,741
Amy M. Dodrill
28,315,651
35,459
31,777
799,741
William S. Johnson
28,279,373
71,737
31,777
799,741
Kieran M. O'Sullivan
27,743,690
605,198
33,999
799,741
Robert A. Profusek
25,829,351
2,521,758
31,778
799,741
Randy L. Stone
28,039,521
311,480
31,886
799,741
Alfonso G. Zulueta
28,054,712
306,309
21,866
799,741
PROPOSAL 2 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement:
NUMBER OF VOTES FOR
NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST
NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS
NUMBER OF BROKER NON-VOTES
27,638,172
725,697
19,018
799,741
PROPOSAL 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024:
NUMBER OF VOTES FOR
NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST
NUMBER OF ABSTENTIONS
28,760,155
411,876
10,597
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Bylaws of CTS Corporation
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)
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.
CTS Corporation
Date:
May 13, 2024
By:
/s/ Scott L. D'Angelo
Scott L. D'Angelo
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary