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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

June 1, 2016
 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 (State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
 
 
 
001-33155
 (Commission File No.)
 
04-3444218
 (IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

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)


 
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ITEM 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 1, 2016, the Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the following are the final voting results for the 2016 Annual Meeting:

Proposal
Votes For
Votes
Against
Votes
Withheld
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
One: To elect nine directors named in the proxy to serve until our next annual meeting
 
 
 
 
 
Valentin P. Gapontsev, Ph.D.
45,038,639
—
438,911
—
4,158,145
Eugene Scherbakov, Ph.D.
44,520,215
—
957,335
—
4,158,145
Igor Samartsev
44,520,889
—
956,661
—
4,158,145
Michael C. Child
44,955,425
—
522,125
—
4,158,145
Henry E. Gauthier
45,147,642
—
329,908
—
4,158,145
William S. Hurley
45,182,386
—
295,164
—
4,158,145
Eric Meurice
45,054,584
—
422,966
—
4,158,145
John R. Peeler
45,094,166
—
383,384
—
4,158,145
Thomas J. Seifert
45,148,306
—
329,244
—
4,158,145
 
 
 
 
 
 
Two: To ratify the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
49,314,348
204,999
—
116,348
—

As a result of the voting, each of the above-named directors was elected at the 2016 Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term, and the stockholders also approved to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.







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.

 
 
 
 
 
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
  
June 3, 2016
 
/s/ Angelo P. Lopresti
 
 
Angelo P. Lopresti
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary