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
April
2, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported)
IPG
PHOTONICS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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0001-33155
(Commission File
No.)
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04-3444218
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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50
Old Webster Road
Oxford,
Massachusetts 01540
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (508) 373-1100
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act
(17 CFR
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Exchange Act
(17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01
Other Events
On April
2, 2010, IPG Photonics Corporation (the “Company”) amended provisions of its
Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. The Company plans to submit the
amendment for stockholder approval at its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be held June 8, 2010. If approved by the stockholders, the amendment
would increase the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued
or transferred to any non-employee director participating in the Non-Employee
Directors Stock Plan by 320,000 shares, from 166,666 shares to 486,666
shares.
The
Company’s Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan was adopted by the Company’s Board
of Directors in June 2006 and approved by the stockholders of the Company in
October 2006. The Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan provides for both cash and
equity compensation for non-employee directors of the Company.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan and the
amendment to it do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, as amended, a
copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
– Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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10.1
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Non-Employee
Directors Stock Plan
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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IPG PHOTONICS
CORPORATION
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April
6, 2010
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/s/ Angelo P. Lopresti
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Angelo
P. Lopresti
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Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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10.1
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Non-Employee
Directors Stock Plan
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