UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 2, 2012
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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-26966 | 84-0846841 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1625 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado | 80525 | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(970) 221-4670 | |||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||
Not applicable | |||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 to vote on three proposals. The following matters set forth on the Proxy Statement dated March 15, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, were voted upon with the results indicated below.
1. Election of eight (8) directors.
The following eight nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the following votes tabulated:
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
Douglas S. Schatz | 23,608,275 | 6,805,774 | 1,544,844 | |||
Frederick A. Ball | 30,143,625 | 270,424 | 1,544,844 | |||
Richard P. Beck | 23,767,073 | 6,646,976 | 1,544,844 | |||
Garry W. Rogerson | 30,107,262 | 306,787 | 1,544,844 | |||
Trung T. Doan | 22,951,567 | 7,462,482 | 1,544,844 | |||
Edward C. Grady | 22,951,825 | 7,462,224 | 1,544,844 | |||
Terry Hudgens | 22,951,557 | 7,462,492 | 1,544,844 | |||
Thomas M. Rohrs | 22,950,813 | 7,463,236 | 1,544,844 | |||
Each director has been elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders (expected to be held in 2013), or his successor has been elected and qualified or until such director's earlier resignation or removal.
2. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Advanced Energy's independent registered public accounting firm
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was ratified as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
31,860,479 | 91,658 | 6,756 | 0 | |||
3. Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
21,841,405 | 8,524,139 | 48,506 | 1,544,843 | |||
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.
/s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey | |||
Date: May 3, 2012 | Thomas O. McGimpsey | ||
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel | |||