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 29, 2009 (May 27,
2009)
CTS
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
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1-4639
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35-0225010
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Numbers)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Nos.)
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905
West Boulevard North
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Elkhart,
Indiana
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46514
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrants'
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (574)
523-3800
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On May
27, 2009, the Board of Directors of CTS Corporation (the "Company") appointed
Vinod M. Khilnani, 56, as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Khilnani was
elected President and appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
effective July 2, 2007, which titles he retains. He joined the
Company in May 2001 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has
been a director of the Company since 2007. CTS officers do not
receive any additional compensation for service on the Board of
Directors.
On May
27, 2009, the Board of Directors also designated Roger R. Hemminghaus, 72, to
serve as Lead Director. Mr. Hemminghaus has served as a director of
the Company since 2000.
SIGNATURE
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
By: Richard
G. Cutter
Vice President, Secretary
and General
Counsel
Date: May
29, 2009