Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT) 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
On May 10, 2017, Novanta Inc. (the Company) held its Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.A total of 32,394,674 common shares were
present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing
approximately 93.74 percent of the Companys common shares
outstanding as of March 31, 2017, the Record Date. The following
are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at
the meeting, all of which were described in the Companys
Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 10, 2017.
Item 1 Election of directors for a term of office expiring on the
date of the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018, until his
successor is elected or appointed, or until his earlier death,
resignation or removal.
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NOMINEE |
Votes FOR |
Votes WITHHELD |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
|
Stephen W. Bershad |
27,631,347 |
1,214,940 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Dennis J. Fortino |
27,586,671 |
1,259,616 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Matthijs Glastra |
28,649,164 |
197,123 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Brian D. King |
28,632,182 |
214,105 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Ira J. Lamel |
28,639,230 |
207,057 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Dominic A. Romeo |
28,639,671 |
206,616 |
3,548,387 |
|||
|
Thomas N. Secor |
28,188,406 |
657,881 |
3,548,387 |
|||
Item 2 Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Companys executive
compensation.
|
Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
Votes ABSTAINED |
Broker Non-Votes |
||||
|
27,464,094 |
1,305,589 |
76,604 |
3,548,387 |
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Item 3 Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm to serve until the
2018 annual meeting of shareholders.
|
Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
Votes ABSTAINED |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
|
32,358,877 |
15,630 |
20,167 |
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Based on the foregoing votes, each of the seven nominees for
director was elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.
About Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT)
Novanta Inc., formerly GSI Group Inc., designs, develops, manufactures and sells photonic and motion control components and subsystems. The Company offers its products to original equipment manufacturers in the medical equipment and industrial technology markets. Its segments include Laser Products, Vision Technologies and Precision Motion. The Laser Products segment designs, manufactures and markets photonics-based solutions, including carbon dioxide laser sources, laser scanning and laser beam delivery products. The Vision Technologies segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of medical grade technologies, including visualization solutions, imaging informatics products, radio frequency identification technologies, thermal printers, and light and color measurement instrumentation. The Precision Motion segment designs, manufactures and markets optical encoders, precision motors and other motion control technology, air bearing spindles and precision machined components. Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT) Recent Trading Information
Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT) closed its last trading session up +0.25 at 31.15 with 149,785 shares trading hands.