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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-027771
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130510

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [3672]
		IRS NUMBER:				742211011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10560
		FILM NUMBER:		13832017

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9798496550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DR
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&#9;<B>BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">Item 5.07.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in">On May 8, 2013, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the Company) held an annual meeting of its shareholders. There were four proposals
acted upon at that meeting. Shareholders voted to (1) reelect all the incumbent directors, (2) approve the advisory vote on named
executive officer compensation and (3) ratify the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm
of the Company for 2013. Shareholders did not approve the Company&rsquo;s proposal to amend the Rights Agreement between the Company
and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The following is a description of each proposal and the votes cast with respect to such proposal:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in">Proposal #1. With respect to the election of directors, the voting was as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 61%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Michael R. Dawson</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">47,779,676</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,804,177</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,306,918</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Gayla J. Delly</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">526,327</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,924,297</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Douglas G. Duncan</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,644,100</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">David W. Scheible</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,147,876</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,435,977</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Bernee D. L. Strom</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">47,735,926</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,306,918</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Clay C. Williams</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,202,134</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,381,719</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,306,918</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in">&#9;Proposal # 2. With respect
to the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, the voting was as follows:&#9;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Non-Vote</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">47,060,346</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">2,523,507</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">2,306,918</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in">Proposal # 3. With respect
to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, the voting
was as follows:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Non-Vote</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">51,559,260</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">319,914</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">11,597</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in">Proposal # 4. With respect
to the amendment and approval of the Rights Agreement between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the voting was
as follows:&#9;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">For</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstain</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Non-Vote</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">23,213,685</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">26,338,445</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">31,723</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">2,306,918</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Dated: May 9, 2013</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Gayla J. Delly</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Gayla
    J. Delly<BR>Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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