UNITED STATES

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):  September 4, 2013

 

AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Massachusetts

 

1-6549

 

04-2240991

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

829 Middlesex Turnpike,

Billerica, Massachusetts

 

01821

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (978) 262-8700

 

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07.             Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The annual meeting of stockholders of American Science and Engineering, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 4, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Meeting”). At the 2013 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

 

1. To elect the persons named in the Company’s proxy statement to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

 

Name

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Denis R. Brown

 

5,924,600

 

191,095

 

1,176,611

 

Charles P. Dougherty

 

6,086,640

 

29,055

 

1,176,611

 

John A. Gordon

 

5,932,893

 

182,802

 

1,176,611

 

Hamilton W. Helmer

 

5,857,292

 

258,403

 

1,176,611

 

Don R. Kania

 

5,932,802

 

182,893

 

1,176,611

 

Mark S. Thompson

 

5,932,888

 

182,807

 

1,176,611

 

Jennifer L. Vogel

 

6,092,417

 

23,278

 

1,176,611

 

Carl W. Vogt

 

5,915,866

 

199,829

 

1,176,611

 

 

2. To approve an advisory resolution on compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

For:

 

5,992,144

 

Against:

 

69,184

 

Abstain:

 

54,367

 

Broker Non-Votes:

 

1,176,611

 

 

3. To ratify the selection of a registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. The selection was ratified by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

For:

 

7,225,913

 

Against:

 

59,750

 

Abstain:

 

6,643

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.

 

 

 

Date: September 10, 2013

By:

/s/ Kenneth J. Galaznik

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth J. Galaznik
Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

 

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