UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2011
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-26966 (Commission File Number) |
84-0846841 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1625 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices) |
80525 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (970) 221-4670
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on Tuesday, May 4, 2011 to vote on four proposals. The following matters set forth on the Proxy
Statement dated March 16, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, were voted upon with the
results indicated below.
1. Election of eight (8) directors.
The following eight nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the
following votes tabulated:
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
Douglas S. Schatz |
29,366,095 | 4,026,157 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Frederick A. Ball |
33,298,858 | 93,394 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Richard P. Beck |
31,519,842 | 1,872,410 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Hans Georg Betz |
33,299,360 | 92,892 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Trung T. Doan |
32,197,982 | 1,194,270 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Edward C. Grady |
32,029,884 | 1,362,368 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Terry Hudgens |
32,198,710 | 1,193,542 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Thomas M. Rohrs |
32,154,104 | 1,238,148 | 5,087,853 | |||||||||
Each director has been elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders (expected to
be held in 2012), or his successor has been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier
resignation or removal.
2. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP.
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for 2011 was ratified as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
38,392,502 |
73,023 | 14,280 | 0 |
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy
statement, was approved on an advisory basis as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
26,733,962 |
6,616,373 | 41,917 | 5,087,853 |
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
On an advisory basis, the Company’s stockholders indicated a preference for an advisory vote
on executive compensation to be held annually, as follows:
| 3 Years | 2 Years | 1 Year | Abstain | |||
12,210,989 |
122,453 | 21,037,804 | 21,006 |
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.
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
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| Date: May 5, 2011 | /s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey | |||
| Thomas O. McGimpsey | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||