UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 20, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Amtech Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Arizona | 000-11412 | 86-0411215 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No. |
| 131 South Clark Drive, Tempe, Arizona | 85281 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (480) 967-5146 |
| Not applicable. |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting, management Proposals 1 and 2 were approved. The Proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated December 21, 2010 for the Annual Meeting. For Proposal 1, only “FOR” votes were counted for purposes of determining the six nominees who received a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. For Proposal 2, only “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes were counted for purposes of determining the votes received in connection with each proposal. Therefore, broker non-votes and abstentions had no effect on any of the Proposals.
The results are as follows:
Proposal 1
The individuals listed below received the highest number of affirmative votes of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock present or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual Meeting and were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term on the Board.
| For | Authority Withheld | |||
| Jong S. Whang | 4,321,919 | 223,376 | ||
| Michael Garnreiter | 3,891,964 | 653,331 | ||
| Alfred W. Giese | 4,402,842 | 142,453 | ||
| Egbert J. G. Goudena | 4,400,671 | 144,624 | ||
| Jeong Mo Hwang | 4,401,296 | 143,999 | ||
| Robert F. King | 4,404,582 | 140,713 |
Proposal 2
The management proposal to ratify the appointment of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011, as described in the proxy materials. This Proposal was approved with approximately 99.73% of the shares present or represented and voting at the Annual Meeting voting for the Proposal and approximately 0.27% of the shares voting against the Proposal.
| For | Against | Abstained | ||
| 7,012,222 | 18,952 | 35,124 |
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.
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AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
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Date: January 26, 2011
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By: | /s/Robert T. Hass | ||
| Name: | Robert T. Hass | |||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer and | |||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||