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 29. 2013

MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
 
000-24838
 
77-0208119
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

47131 Bayside Parkway
Fremont, California    94538
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(510) 657-5900
(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 Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
Mattson Technology, Inc.'s (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 29, 2013. Stockholders voted on the following three matters and cast their votes as set forth below. There were 58,734,024 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.

1.
The stockholders elected three Class I directors of the Company to hold office for a three-year term expiring on the date on which the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held in 2016 and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Vote
Kenneth Kannappan
 
19,393,477
 
865,007
 
28,546,358
Scott Peterson
 
19,475,764
 
782,720
 
28,546,358

2.
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the resolution regarding the 2012 executive compensation of the Company's named executive officer. The voting results were as follows:
Votes for Approval
 
17,938,570

Votes Against
 
2,299,703

Abstentions
 
20,211

Broker Non-Vote
 
28,546,358


3.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 based upon the following votes:
Votes for Approval
 
48,274,209

Votes Against
 
449,373

Abstentions
 
81,260





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.

May 29, 2013
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ TYLER PURVIS
 
Tyler Purvis
Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)