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): July 14, 2020

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NLIGHT, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
001-38462
91-2066376
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5408 NE 88th Street, Building E
Vancouver, Washington 98665
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

(360) 566-4460
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share
LASR
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company þ

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
 





Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)    Equity Awards
    
On July 14, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of nLIGHT, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved annual awards of restricted stock (“RSAs”) and performance restricted stock awards (“PRSAs”). The RSAs and PRSAs were awarded under the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan to the Company’s “named executive officers” (as defined in Instruction 4 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K) in the following amounts:

Name
 
Restricted Stock Award Shares
 
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Target Shares
Scott Keeney
 
120,000
 
60,000
Ran Bareket
 
53,333
 
26,667
Rob Martinsen
 
33,333
 
16,667

The first vesting date for the RSAs is June 1, 2021. Under each PRSA award agreement, the named executive officer will be granted an award equal to the target number of shares shown above (the “Target Shares”), which will be earned subject to the achievement of performance conditions, to be established by the Compensation Committee, during a performance period ending June 30, 2022. The RSAs and PRSAs otherwise have the same vesting schedule, including acceleration provisions, as previously awarded RSAs and PRSAs.

    







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.

 
 
 
 
NLIGHT, INC.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 20, 2020
 
By:
/s/ SCOTT KEENEY
 
 
 
 
Scott Keeney
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer