nLIGHT 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
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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): June 6, 2024
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ||||||||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 6, 2024, nLIGHT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 41,751,932 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 88% of the 47,562,870 shares entitled to vote, were present virtually or by proxy and voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement"):
Proposal One - Election of Class III Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class III directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
Douglas Carlisle | 24,535,230 | 12,283,740 | 4,932,962 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bill Gossman | 34,284,609 | 2,534,361 | 4,932,962 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Locke | 27,379,912 | 9,439,058 | 4,932,962 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Two - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 41,526,960 | 224,525 | 447 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Three – Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 35,602,209 | 903,196 | 313,565 | 4,932,962 | |||||||||||||||||
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: | June 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ JULIE DIMMICK | |||||||||||
| Julie Dimmick | ||||||||||||||
| VP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||