8-K


 
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): May 5, 2016

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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
 
000-26966
 
84-0846841
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1625 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado
 
80525
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(970) 221-4670
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, May 5, 2016 to vote on four proposals. The following matters set forth on the Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2016, 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 six (6) directors.
The following six nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the following votes tabulated:
 
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Vote
Frederick A. Ball
 
36,600,853
 
357,515
 
1,918,741
Grant H. Beard
 
35,599,425
 
358,943
 
1,918,741
Ronald C. Foster
 
35,104,368
 
854,000
 
1,918,741
Edward C. Grady
 
35,599,814
 
358,554
 
1,918,741
Thomas M. Rohrs
 
35,599,998
 
358,370
 
1,918,741
Yuval Wasserman
 
35,732,821
 
225,547
 
1,918,741

Each director has been elected to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his successor has been elected and qualified or until such director's earlier resignation or removal.


2. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Advanced Energy's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
36,615,797
 
1,252,212
 
9,100
 

3. Advisory approval on the Company's executive compensation.
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
35,802,759
 
126,085
 
29,524
 
1,918,741


4. Any other matters of business properly brought before the meeting.

None.






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 5, 2016
 
Thomas O. McGimpsey
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary