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, 2014

 

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))

 

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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, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Meeting”). At the 2014 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

 

5,777,818

 

540,305

 

1,194,253

 

Charles P. Dougherty

 

6,204,452

 

113,671

 

1,194,253

 

Hamilton W. Helmer

 

5,787,637

 

530,486

 

1,194,253

 

Don R. Kania

 

5,797,141

 

520,982

 

1,194,253

 

Robert N. Shaddock

 

5,865,882

 

452,241

 

1,194,253

 

Mark S. Thompson

 

5,781,442

 

536,681

 

1,194,253

 

Jennifer L. Vogel

 

5,793,449

 

524,674

 

1,194,253

 

 

2.  To approve the Company’s 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan.  The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

 

For:

 

3,278,648

 

Against:

 

3,028,250

 

Abstain:

 

11,225

 

Broker Non-Votes:

 

1,194,253

 

 

3. An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

For:

 

6,193,517

 

Against:

 

111,468

 

Abstain:

 

13,138

 

Broker Non-Votes:

 

1,194,253

 

 

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4. To ratify the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. The selection was ratified by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

For:

 

7,471,522

 

Against:

 

31,275

 

Abstain:

 

9,579

 

 

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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, 2014

By:

/s/ Kenneth J. Galaznik

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth J. Galaznik

 

 

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

 

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