FARO Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 13, 2024, FARO Technologies, Inc. (the "Company) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote on the three proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2024. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 — Election of directors
The holders of the Company’s common stock elected the following directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of such vote were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Jeroen van Rotterdam | 14,856,902 | 530,293 | 790,515 | ||||||||
| John Donofrio | 13,655,821 | 1,731,374 | 790,515 | ||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
The holders of the Company’s common stock ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, by the following count:
| Votes For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 15,963,836 | 206,455 | 7,419 | — | ||||||||
Proposal 3 — Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
The holders of the Company’s common stock approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, by the following count:
| Votes For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 14,432,651 | 929,558 | 24,986 | 790,515 | ||||||||
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.
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| June 14, 2024 | /s/ Matthew Horwath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | Matthew Horwath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||