COHERENT,INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders
On March1, 2018, Coherent,Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 22,783,569 shares of common stock, or approximately 91.8% of the total shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results for each of the proposals considered at the annual meeting are provided below.
Proposal One
The stockholders elected each of the nominees listed below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.
Nominee |
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon- Votes |
John R. Ambroseo |
20,382,120 |
167,007 |
8,193 |
2,226,249 |
Jay T. Flatley |
19,621,316 |
925,270 |
10,734 |
2,226,249 |
Pamela Fletcher |
20,535,418 |
12,872 |
9,030 |
2,226,249 |
Susan M. James |
20,520,816 |
27,534 |
8,970 |
2,226,249 |
L. William Krause |
20,457,005 |
89,741 |
10,574 |
2,226,249 |
Garry W. Rogerson |
20,042,476 |
504,658 |
10,186 |
2,226,249 |
Steve Skaggs |
20,536,459 |
10,497 |
10,364 |
2,226,249 |
Sandeep Vij |
20,272,490 |
275,134 |
9,696 |
2,226,249 |
Proposal Two
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending September29, 2018.
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon-Votes |
22,012,649 |
751,837 |
19,083 |
Proposal Three
The stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive officer compensation.
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon-Votes |
17,156,681 |
3,242,204 |
158,435 |
2,226,249 |