Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2022
Mistras Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34481
22-3341267
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
195 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction,
New Jersey
08550
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 716-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
MG
New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Mistras Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual shareholders meeting on May 23, 2022. Shareholders of the Company elected the eight nominees to the Board of Directors for one-year terms, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, approved an amendment to the Mistras Group, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 1,200,000 shares and approved on an advisory basis the Company’s executive compensation programs. These were the only matters voted upon at the meeting. The voting results are as follows.
1. The eight nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected based upon the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Dennis Bertolotti
24,447,165
578,323
2,655,882
Nicholas DeBenedictis
24,753,467
272,021
2,655,882
James J. Forese
23,540,400
1,485,088
2,655,882
Richard H. Glanton
20,926,776
4,098,712
2,655,882
Michelle J. Lohmeier
24,257,696
767,792
2,655,882
Charles P. Pizzi
24,001,249
1,024,239
2,655,882
Manuel N. Stamatakis
20,027,226
4,998,262
2,655,882
Sotirios J. Vahaviolos
23,771,330
1,254,158
2,655,882
2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified based upon the following votes:
Number of Votes
Votes for approval
27,473,358
Votes against
205,931
Abstentions
2,081
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
3. The amendment to the Mistras Group, Inc. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 1,200,000 shares was approved based upon the following votes:
Number of Votes
Votes for approval
23,102,624
Votes against
1,830,460
Abstentions
92,404
Broker Non-votes
2,655,882
4.The advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation programs was approved based upon the following votes:
Number of Votes
Votes for approval
24,119,275
Votes against
658,029
Abstentions
248,184
Broker Non-votes
2,655,882
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SIGNATURE
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.
MISTRAS GROUP, INC.
Date: May 25, 2022
By:
/s/ Michael C. Keefe
Name:
Michael C. Keefe
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary