UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 23, 2012
 
ATMI, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
 
1-16239
 
 
06-1481060
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
7 Commerce Drive, Danbury, Connecticut
 
 
06810
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (203) 794-1100
 
________________________________________________________________________________
(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.
 
The annual meeting of stockholders of ATMI, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 23, 2012.  As of March 27, 2012, the record date for the meeting, 33,111,971 shares of ATMI common stock were outstanding.  A quorum consisting of 30,284,437 shares of common stock were present or represented at the meeting. The stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for Class III director, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis, and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  The following tables represent the votes tabulated for each of these matters.
 
A.           Election of Class III Directors
 
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Stephen H. Mahle
27,974,867
1,073,449
1,236,121
C. Douglas Marsh
27,865,376
1,182,940
1,236,121
Douglas A. Neugold
28,450,730
   597,586
1,236,121
 
B.           Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers
 
For
27,949,070
   
Against
     960,200
   
Abstain
     139,046
   
Broker Non-Votes
  1,236,121
   
 
C.           Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP
 
For
29,918,455
   
Against
     357,394
   
Abstain
         8,588
   
 
 
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
ATMI, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
May 24, 2012
(Date)
 
/s/ TIMOTHY C. CARLSON
Timothy C. Carlson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer