AXT, INC. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
AXT, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(Annual Meeting) on May 25, 2017.The matters voted upon at the
Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth
below:
Proposal 1: Election of two (2) Class I directors to hold office
for a three (3) year term and until their respective successors
are elected and qualified:
Name of Director |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld |
% |
Broker Non-Votes |
Dr. Morris S. Young |
22,443,626 |
97.67 |
0 |
0 |
536,392 |
2.33 |
11,399,332 |
Dr. David C. Chang |
21,988,473 |
95.69 |
0 |
0 |
991,545 |
4.31 |
11,399,332 |
Dr. Morris S. Young and Dr. David C. Chang were duly elected as
the Class I directors.
Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
21,097,712 |
965,158 |
917,148 |
11,399,322 |
The compensation of the Companys named executive officers, as
disclosed in the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017 (the
Proxy Statement), was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory
vote on executive compensation:
Shares |
% |
|
One Year |
19,078,275 |
83.02 |
Two Years |
39,507 |
0.17 |
Three Years |
3,229,864 |
14.05 |
Abstain |
632,372 |
2.75 |
Broker Non-Votes |
11,399,332 |
The Companys stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, for once
every year as the frequency of holding an advisory vote on
executive compensation.The Company holds an advisory vote on
executive compensation once every year and, in light of such
advisory vote and consistent with the Companys recommendation in
the Proxy Statement, the Board determined that the Company will
continue to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation once
every year.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
34,357,108 |
13,577 |
8,665 |
The appointment of BPM LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2017 was ratified.
About AXT, INC. (NASDAQ:AXTI)
AXT, Inc. (AXT) is a developer and producer of compound and single element semiconductor substrates, also known as wafers. The dominant substrates used in producing semiconductor chips and other electronic circuits are made from silicon. The Company is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of compound semiconductor substrates and sale of materials. The Company provides alternative or specialty materials in the form of substrates or wafers, including compound and single element substrates. Its compound substrates combine indium with phosphorous (InP) or gallium with arsenic (GaAs). Its single element substrates are made from germanium (Ge). The Company uses its Vertical Gradient Freeze (VGF) technique for growing single crystal Indium Phosphide (InP), Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Germanium (Ge) ingots used to produce wafers for diverse electronic and optoelectronic device and circuit applications. AXT, INC. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Recent Trading Information
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