National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
May 9, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), Alexander Davern resigned
as a Class I director so that he could stand for election as a
member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of National
Instruments Corporation (“NI”) serving in Class II.
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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following individuals to serve on the Board for a term of three
years, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
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Proposal 1: Election of Directors
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non- Votes
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Jeffrey L. Kodosky
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104,570,614
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8,433,157
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11,504,047
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Michael E. McGrath
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111,290,716
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1,713,055
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11,504,047
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Alexander M. Davern
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111,337,955
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1,665,816
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11,504,047
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Meeting.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Proposal 2: To increase the number of shares reserved under
NI’s 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by 3,000,000 shares |
112,708,656
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207,278
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87,837
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11,504,047
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as
NI’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 |
123,468,540
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906,181
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133,097
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Proposal 4: Advisory (non-binding) proposal on executive
compensation |
112,332,261
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282,896
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388,614
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11,504,047
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3 Years
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2 Years
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1 Year
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Abstentions
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Proposal 5: Advisory (non-binding) proposal on frequency of
Stockholder Vote on Executive Compensation |
41,606,292
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139,917
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70,816,943
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440,619
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executive compensation every year.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.*
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*
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of the National
Instruments Corporation proxy statement dated and filed on March 30, 2017. |
About National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI)
National Instruments Corporation (NI) designs, manufactures and sells systems to engineers and scientists. The Company offers graphical system design approach to engineering, which provides an integrated software and hardware platform for measurement and control systems. Its products include reusable hardware and software modules. The Company offers a range of measurement, automation and control products. It offers products, technology and services, which include system design software, programming tools, application software, modular hardware products and related driver software, production test systems, NI education platform, software products for teaching and hardware products for teaching. It also offers NI Services, including hardware services and maintenance, software maintenance services, and training and certification. Its products are used across various industries in a range of applications, including research and development, simulation and modeling and product design. National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI) Recent Trading Information
National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI) closed its last trading session up +0.11 at 36.15 with 4,231,016 shares trading hands.
