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 28, 2014

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 28, 2014. Stockholders voted on the following four matters and cast their votes as set forth below. There were 73,437,023 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.

1.
The stockholders elected two Class II 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 2017 and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Vote
Dr. Fusen Chen
 
40,470,790
 
586,407
 
19,323,591
Mr. Kenneth Smith
 
35,959,942
 
5,097,255
 
19,323,591

2.
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the resolution regarding the 2013 executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
Votes for Approval
 
 
 
 
 
40,673,844

Votes Against
 
 
 
 
 
339,853

Abstentions
 
 
 
 
 
43,500

Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
 
19,323,591


3.
The stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan based upon the following votes:
Votes for Approval
 
 
 
 
 
40,852,316

Votes Against
 
 
 
 
 
179,431

Abstentions
 
 
 
 
 
25,450

Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
 
19,323,591


4.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 based upon the following votes:
Votes for Approval
 
 
 
 
 
58,537,161

Votes Against
 
 
 
 
 
310,199

Abstentions
 
 
 
 
 
1,533,428








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.


June 2, 2014
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ TYLER PURVIS
 
Tyler Purvis
Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)