UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2017
 
 
 
 
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
OREGON
 
0-12853
 
93-0370304
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
13900 NW Science Park Drive, Portland, Oregon
 
97229
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 641-4141
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On August 10, 2017, at the Meeting described below, Edward C. Grady retired as a director of Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the retirement policy in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
(e) On August 10, 2017, at the Meeting described below, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) to reserve an additional 1,000,000 shares under the Plan, and to make additional modifications to the Plan as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 10, 2017.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report. In addition, a more detailed summary of the Plan can be found on pages 35-37 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on July 10, 2017, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on August 10, 2017 (the “Meeting”).
Five matters, which are more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on July 10, 2017, were submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Meeting:
Proposal 1
: To elect the six directors named in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on July 10, 2017 for a term of one year.
Proposal 2
: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 3
: To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive compensation votes.
Proposal 4
: To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.
Proposal 5
: To approve an amendment to the 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to reserve an additional 1,000,000 shares under the Plan.
The final results of the voting on these proposals were as follows:

Proposal 1:
Election of Directors for One-Year Term
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Frederick A. Ball
24,648,146

 
1,472,479

 
5,028,858

Michael D. Burger
25,757,690

 
362,935

 
5,028,858

Laurence E. Cramer
25,178,618

 
942,007

 
5,028,858

Raymond A. Link
25,183,618

 
937,007

 
5,028,858

John Medica
24,813,811

 
1,306,814

 
5,028,858

Richard H. Wills
25,387,103

 
733,522

 
5,028,858


Proposal 2:
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
19,784,098

 
5,534,702

 
801,825

 
5,028,858









Proposal 3:
Advisory Vote on Frequency of Executive Compensation Votes
1 Year
 
2 Year
 
3 Year
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
19,667,980

 
199,369

 
6,197,364

 
55,912

 
5,028,858


Proposal 4:
Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
29,836,645

 
1,229,181

 
83,657

 


Proposal 5:
Amendment of Employee Stock Purchase Plan
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
25,876,071

 
212,328

 
32,226

 
5,028,858


Based on the vote of shareholders at the Meeting and the Company’s prior practice of annual advisory votes on executive compensation, the Company intends to continue the practice of holding an annual advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation.

9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit 10.1
1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on July 10, 2017)








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.
Date: August 15, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Paul Oldham
 
Name:
 
Paul Oldham
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President of Administration, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
and Corporate Secretary