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 10, 2016

 

 

NOVANTA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Brunswick, Canada   001-35083   98-0110412

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

125 Middlesex Turnpike

Bedford, Massachusetts

  01730
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 266-5700

GSI Group Inc.

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On May 11, 2016, following the approval of the company’s shareholders (see Item 4 described below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report), GSI Group Inc. filed Articles of Amendment with the New Brunswick Director of Corporations to change its name to Novanta Inc..

On May 12, 2016, the company commenced trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the name Novanta Inc. and the ticker symbol NOVT (CUSIP Number: 67000B104).

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

On May 10, 2016, GSI Group Inc., now known as Novanta Inc. (the “Company”), held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 29,168,734 common shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 84.51 percent of the Company’s common shares outstanding as of April 1, 2016, the Record Date. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2016.

Item 1 — Election of directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders in 2017, until his successor is elected or appointed, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

NOMINEE

   Votes FOR      Votes WITHHELD      Broker Non-Votes  

Stephen W. Bershad

     23,607,697         1,188,732         4,372,305   

Harry L. Bosco

     24,371,352         425,077         4,372,305   

Dennis J. Fortino

     24,236,897         559,532         4,372,305   

Ira J. Lamel

     23,961,328         835,101         4,372,305   

Dominic A. Romeo

     24,724,823         71,606         4,372,305   

John A. Roush

     24,725,350         71,079         4,372,305   

Thomas N. Secor

     24,371,414         425,015         4,372,305   

Item 2 — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.

 

Votes FOR   Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAINED   Broker Non-Votes
24,203,776   503,302   89,351   4,372,305

Item 3 — Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

Votes FOR   Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAINED   Broker Non-Votes
29,131,113   11,374   26,245   2

Item 4 — Adoption of a resolution approving Articles of Amendment to change the name of the Company to Novanta Inc.

 

Votes FOR   Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAINED   Broker Non-Votes
29,088,217   40,962   39,554   1

Based on the foregoing votes, each of the seven nominees for director was elected and Items 2, 3 and 4 were approved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

 

10.1 Articles of Amendment of the Registrant, dated May 11, 2016

SIGNATURES

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.

 

 

Novanta Inc.

  (Registrant)
Date: May 12, 2016   By:  

/s/ Robert J. Buckley

    Robert J. Buckley
    Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Articles of Amendment of the Registrant, effective May 11, 2016

Exhibit 10.1

 

LOGO

 

CANADA    CANADA
PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK    PROVINCE DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT    LOI SUR LES CORPORATIONS
   COMMERCIALES
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT    CERTIFICAT DE MODIFICATION

NOVANTA INC.

 

 

Name of Corporation / Raison sociale de la corporation

508971

 

 

Corporation Number / Numéro de la corporation

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the Articles of the above-mentioned corporation were amended under the relevant section(s) of the Act, as applicable:

JE CERTIFIE que les statuts de la corporation mentionnée ci-dessus ont été modifiés en vertu des articles pertinents de la Loi, selon le cas :

 

(a) Section 11 of the Business Corporations Act in accordance with the attached notice; Article 11 de la Loi sur les corporations commerciales conformément à l’avis ci-joint;

 

(b) Section 26 of the Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached Articles of Amendment designating a series of shares; Article 26 de la Loi sur les corporations commerciales de la façon indiquée dans les statuts de modification ci-joints décrivant les actions d’une série;

 

(c) Section 117 of the Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached Articles of Amendment;
  Article 117 de la Loi sur les corporations commerciales de la façon indiquée dans les statuts de modification ci-joints;

 

(d) Section 132 of the Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached Articles of Reorganization.
  Article 132 de la Loi sur les corporations commerciales de la façon indiquée dans les statuts de réorganisation ci-joints.

 

LOGO     May 11, 2016 - le 11 mai 2016
Deputy Director - Directeur adjoint     Date of Amendment - Date de modification

NEW BRUNSWICK   NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT   LOI SUR LES CORPORATIONS COMMERCIALES
FORM 3   FORMULE 3
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT   STATUTS DE MODIFICATION
(SECTION 26, 116)   (ARTICLE 26, 116)

 

 

 

1 -   Name of Corporation - Raison sociale de la corporation   2 - Corporation No. - Numéro de la corporation
  GSI Group Inc.         508971

 

 

 

3  -

  The articles of the above - mentioned corporation are amended as follows:  

Les statuts de la corporation mentionnée ici sont modifiés comme suit :

  The new name of the coporation is: - La nouvelle raison sociale de la corporation est :  
  NOVANTA INC.  

 

 

 

Date

  

 

Signature

  

 

Description of Office - Description du bureau

   

 2016-05-11

 

 

  

 Robert Buckley

 

 

  

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

RÉSERVÉ À L’USAGE DU MINISTRÈRE

Corporation No. - No. de Corporation     508971

 

TN#     2356639

 

SN0250/45-5031 (6/01)

SN0307

  

 

Filed - Déposé

   2016-05-11