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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190516171537
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000863436-19-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190515
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190516

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:		19833288

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE
		CITY:			TEMPE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85281
		BUSINESS PHONE:		623-300-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE
		CITY:			TEMPE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85281
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<p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></font></p>

<p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)</font></b></font></p>

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<p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):&#160; May 15, 2019</font></b></font></p>

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<p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:24.0pt;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></b></font></p>

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its charter)</font></b></font></p>

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  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">of incorporation)</font></b></font></p>
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<p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">56 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, Arizona&#160;
85281</font></b></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">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):</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;"> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;"> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Emerging growth company&#160;&#160; </font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 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. </font></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#9744;</font></font></p><p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.7pt;">&#160;&nbsp;</font></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 5.07.&#160;&#160; Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:0in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting was held on May 15, 2019.&#160;
All proposals were approved.&#160; The voting results for each of the proposals
submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align=left><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;">
 <tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td colspan=4 nowrap width=100% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Election of Directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:7.5pt;">
  <td colspan=4 nowrap width=100% style="height:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 87.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withheld</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W. Scheible</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,863,020</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">779,868</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jeffrey W. Benck</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,229,124</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">413,764</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bruce A. Carlson</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,967,764</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">675,124</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas G. Duncan</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,443,457</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,199,431</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert K. Gifford</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,687,697</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">955,191</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kenneth T.
  Lamneck</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,968,024</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">674,864</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jeffrey S.
  McCreary</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,965,945</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">676,943</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap width=71% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Merilee Raines</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=13% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,049,069</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=4% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=12% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">593,819</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>



<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, there
were 1,956,974 broker non-votes on the Election of Directors.&#160; Based on the
results, Messrs. Scheible, Benck, Carlson, Duncan, Gifford, Lamneck, McCreary
and Ms. Raines have been elected as Directors and will hold office until the
Company&#8217;s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors
are elected and qualified.</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align=left><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;">
 <tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=bottom width=39% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Say on Pay</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,343,259</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,248,462</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">51,167</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,956,974</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=bottom width=39% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ratification
  of Auditors</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37,038,888</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">504,185</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56,789</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td colspan=4 nowrap valign=bottom width=59% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2019 Omnibus
  Incentive Compensation Plan</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,463,181</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,129,918</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=15% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">49,789</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=5% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=16% style="background:#CCEEFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,956,974</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=24% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=15% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=5% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=16% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></font></p>
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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></font></p>

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  <p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></font></p>
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  <p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: May 16, 2019</font></font></p>
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  <p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By: </font><u><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Stephen
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  <p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephen J. Beaver, Esq.</font></font></p>
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  <p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman\,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President General Counsel</font></font></p>
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