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): May 19, 2020
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30941 | 34-1818596 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts | 01915 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 787-4000
(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, $0.001 par value | ACLS | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Approval of 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
At the 2020 annual meeting of the stockholders of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 19, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved a proposed 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”) to replace an Employee Stock Purchase Plan expiring in June 2020. 1,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for future issuance under the 2020 ESPP. The Company’s Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors previously approved the 2020 ESPP, subject to such stockholder approval. The Company’s executive officers are eligible to participate in the 2020 ESPP. A summary of the material terms of the 2020 ESPP is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”). A copy of the 2020 ESPP is filed with the Proxy Statement.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was held at the offices of the Company at 108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts on May 19, 2020. Out of 32,831,750 shares of Common Stock (as of the record date of March 25, 2020) entitled to vote at the meeting, 29,951,943 shares, or 91.2%, were present in person or by proxy.
| 1. | At the Annual Meeting, each of the nine nominees for election as directors received the number of votes set opposite the nominee’s name, constituting a plurality of the votes cast, and therefore such nominee has been duly elected as a director of the Company: |
| Proposal 1 | Number of Votes | |||||||||||||||
| Proposal to elect the following nominees as a director | For | Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | Percentage of Total Voted For | ||||||||||||
| 1. Tzu-Yin Chiu | 26,194,648 | 590,008 | 3,167,155 | 97.80 | % | |||||||||||
| 2. Richard J. Faubert | 26,448,127 | 336,529 | 3,167,155 | 98.74 | % | |||||||||||
| 3. R. John Fletcher | 25,792,792 | 991,864 | 3,167,155 | 96.30 | % | |||||||||||
| 4. Arthur L. George, Jr. | 26,442,367 | 342,289 | 3,167,155 | 98.72 | % | |||||||||||
| 5. Joseph P. Keithley | 26,136,649 | 648,007 | 3,167,155 | 97.58 | % | |||||||||||
| 6. John T. Kurtzweil | 26,452,293 | 332,363 | 3,167,155 | 98.76 | % | |||||||||||
| 7. Mary G. Puma | 26,747,658 | 36,998 | 3,167,155 | 99.86 | % | |||||||||||
| 8. Thomas St. Dennis | 26,193,675 | 590,981 | 3,167,155 | 97.79 | % | |||||||||||
| 9. Jorge Titinger | 26,366,734 | 417,922 | 3,167,155 | 98.44 | % | |||||||||||
| 2. | The following sets forth the tally of the votes cast on the proposal to approve the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as adopted by the Board of Directors. A majority of the votes cast were voted in favor of the approval of the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as adopted by the Board of Directors, and therefore the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been approved by the stockholders: |
| Proposal 2 | Number of Votes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Broker | Percentage of | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non- | Total Voted | |||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Votes | For | ||||||||||||||||
| Proposal to approve the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 26,721,401 | 50,300 | 13,087 | 3,167,155 | 99.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | The following sets forth the tally of the votes cast on the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2020. A majority of the votes cast were voted in favor of the proposal, and therefore the appointment of auditors has been ratified by the stockholders: |
| Proposal 3 | Number of Votes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Broker | Percentage of | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non- | Total Voted | |||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Votes | For | ||||||||||||||||
| Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2020. | 29,094,724 | 837,406 | 19,813 | 0 | 97.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | The following sets forth the tally of the votes cast on the proposal that the stockholders of the Company advise the Board of Directors that they approve the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2019, as described under “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement. A majority of the votes cast were voted in favor of the proposal, and therefore such advisory vote has passed. |
| Proposal 4 | Number of Votes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Broker | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non- | of Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstaining | Votes | Voted For | ||||||||||||||||
| Proposal that the stockholders of the Company advise the Board of Directors that they approve the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2019, as described under “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement. | 25,955,003 | 800,162 | 29,623 | 3,167,155 | 97.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company:
| · | elected Richard J. Faubert as the Chairman of the Board of Directors; |
| · | appointed R. John Fletcher, Arthur L. George, Jr., John T. Kurtzweil, and Richard J. Faubert to serve as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. George designated as Chairman thereof; |
| · | appointed Joseph P. Keithley, John T. Kurtzweil and R. John Fletcher to serve as the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. Kurtzweil designated as Chairman thereof; |
| · | appointed Tzu-Yin Chiu, Joseph P. Keithley, and Thomas St. Dennis to serve as the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. Keithley designated as Chairman thereof; and |
| · | appointed Tzu- Yin Chiu, Richard J. Faubert, Arthur L. George, Jr., and Thomas St. Dennis to serve as the Technology and New Product Development Committee of the Board of Directors with Mr. St. Dennis designated as Chairman thereof. |
Such election and appointments are to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until such director’s successor has been elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
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: May 20, 2020 | Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Lynnette C. Fallon | |
| Lynnette C. Fallon | ||
| Executive Vice President HR/Legal and General Counsel | ||