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 6, 2019

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

001-36226

22-3531208

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

16 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 253-6200

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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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).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the 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. 

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 per share

RTEC

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

 


 


 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2019 at its principal executive offices located in Wilmington, Massachusetts.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of three Class II directors to serve for three-year terms expiring upon the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected. The director nominees were:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Daniel H. Berry

 

 

21,145,760

 

 

 

5,430,272

 

 

 

1,911

 

 

 

2,290,111

 

Vita A. Cassese

 

 

26,432,634

 

 

 

141,355

 

 

 

3,954

 

 

 

2,290,111

 

Thomas G. Greig

 

 

25,924,950

 

 

 

651,082

 

 

 

1,911

 

 

 

2,290,111

 

Each director nominee was elected a director of Rudolph Technologies, Inc.

 

Proposal 2: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis and in the tabular and accompanying narrative disclosure regarding named executive officer compensation in the Company’s proxy statement:

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

25,835,204

 

 

 

632,528

 

 

 

110,211

 

 

 

2,290,111

 

 

This proposal was approved.

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019:

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

28,524,036

 

 

 

338,171

 

 

 

5,847

 

 

 

-

 

This proposal was approved.

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.

Date: May 15, 2019

By: /s/ Michael P. Plisinski

 

Michael P. Plisinski

Chief Executive Officer