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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2020

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

    

000-26966

    

84-0846841

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1595 Wynkoop Street, Suite 800, Denver, CO

    

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(970) 407-6626

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

    

Trading Symbol(s)

    

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

AEIS

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

Emerging growth company

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (“Advanced Energy” or the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 30, 2020 to vote on three proposals. The following matters as set forth in the Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, were voted upon with the results indicated below.

1. Election of eight (8) Directors.

The following eight nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the following votes tabulated:

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Vote

Frederick A. Ball

28,908,246

1,301,681

1,412,116

Grant H. Beard

29,275,333

934,594

1,412,116

Tina M. Donikowski

29,463,730

746,197

1,412,116

Ronald C. Foster

29,475,810

734,117

1,412,116

Edward C. Grady

28,867,048

1,342,879

1,412,116

Thomas M. Rohrs

27,694,775

2,515,152

1,412,116

John A. Roush

29,502,454

707,473

1,412,116

Yuval Wasserman

29,474,272

735,655

1,412,116

Each director has been elected to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Advanced Energy’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified, with the following votes tabulated:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

31,387,097

206,431

28,515

3. Advisory approval of Advanced Energy’s compensation of its named executive officers.

The advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved, with the following votes tabulated:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

29,743,904

421,387

44,636

1,412,116

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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.

/s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey

Date: May 1, 2020

Thomas O. McGimpsey

Executive Vice President

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