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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
May 12, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 _____________________________________________
FEI COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 _____________________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
Oregon
 
000-22780
 
93-0621989
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(503) 726-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 12, 2016 at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FEI Company (“FEI”), our shareholders approved: (i) an amendment to our 1995 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 11,500,000 to 11,750,000; and (ii) change the terms of the initial equity grants to new non-employee directors and the annual automatic equity grants to continuing non-employee directors. A copy of the amended plan is attached as Exhibits 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

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

On May 12, 2016 FEI held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Final voting results for each proposal are set forth in the tables below.

Proposal 1 - To elect members of FEI's Board of Directors to serve for the following year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

Nominees
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homa Bahrami
 
37,628,807
 
59,517
 
1,470,729
Arie Huijser
 
37,644,681
 
43,643
 
1,470,729
Don R. Kania
 
37,436,905
 
251,419
 
1,470,729
Thomas F. Kelly (Chair)
 
37,124,603
 
563,721
 
1,470,729
Jan C. Lobbezoo
 
37,384,474
 
303,850
 
1,470,729
Jami Nachtsheim
 
37,628,893
 
59,431
 
1,470,729
James T. Richardson
 
37,085,266
 
603,058
 
1,470,729
Richard H. Wills
 
37,626,964
 
61,360
 
1,470,729

Proposal 2 - To consider and vote on a proposal to amend FEI's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan to: (i) increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 250,000 shares; and (ii) change the terms of the initial equity grants to new non-employee directors and the annual automatic equity grants to continuing non-employee directors.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,106,289
 
2,114,062
 
1,467,973
 
1,470,729

Proposal 3 - To approve, on an advisory basis, the appointment of KPMG LLP as FEI's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
39,080,810
 
19,264
 
58,979
 

Proposal 4 - To approve, on an advisory basis, FEI's executive compensation.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,583,762
 
3,050,372
 
54,190
 
1,470,729


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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
10.1
 
1995 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
FEI COMPANY
 
/s/ Bradley J. Thies
Bradley J. Thies
Senior Vice President of Law and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary
Date: May 12, 2016

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
10.1
 
1995 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended



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