UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2013
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-21377 38-3306461
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(State of other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
40984 Concept Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(734) 455-5400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(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
An Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (the
"Company") was held on March 14, 2013, to approve the proposals described
below.
Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14-A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there were no
solicitation in opposition to the Company's solicitation.
A total of 25,244,111 shares (89.82% of 28,106,564 shares outstanding and
entitled to vote as of January 25, 2013, the record date for the Annual
Meeting) present in person or by proxy, constituted a quorum for the
transaction of business, and were voted at the Annual Meeting. The agenda
items submitted at the Annual Meeting were passed as described below.
Proposal 1
Election of two Class II directors to service for a three-year term until
the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
All of the board's nominees for director were elected to serve until the
Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective
successors are elected or qualified, with the vote totals as set forth in
the table below:
For Withheld Broker Non-Vote
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Carl Baasel 15,466,732 8,033,991 1,743,388
Gary Willis 18,805,409 4,695,314 1,743,388
Daniel Smoke 22,406,534 1,094,189 1,743,388
Proposal 2
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent
registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013,
was ratified by our stockholders, with the vote totals as set forth in the
table below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
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25,220,984 22,462 665 0
Proposal 3
Our stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the
compensation of our named executive officers, with the vote totals as set
forth in the table below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
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22,652,913 451,316 396,494 1,743,388
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date: March 15, 2013 /s/ Gunther Braun
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Gunther Braun
Chief Executive Officer
and President
