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5408 NE 88th Street, Building E
Vancouver, Washington98665
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
LASR
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 10, 2021, nLIGHT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 38,254,111 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 89% of the 42,784,838 shares entitled to vote, were present virtually or by proxy and voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"):
Proposal One - Election of Class III Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class III directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Douglas Carlisle
34,266,450
1,358,167
2,629,494
Bill Gossman
34,263,641
1,360,976
2,629,494
Gary Locke
26,983,801
8,640,816
2,629,494
Proposal Two - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
38,108,857
135,350
9,904
Proposal Three – Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
28,609,274
7,001,610
13,733
2,629,494
Proposal Four – Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Frequency of Future Stockholder Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. In accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one year as the frequency for holding future stockholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. In light of such approval, the Company intends to hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of holding a stockholder advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
35,479,896
28,792
104,453
11,476
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Effective June 11, 2021, the Company moved its principal executive offices to 4637 NW 18th Avenue, Camas, Washington 98607. The Company’s phone number remains (360) 566-4460.
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.