UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 22, 2019

 

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Nanometrics Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

000-13470

94-2276314

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1550 Buckeye Drive

Milpitas, California

 

95035

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 545-6000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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:

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

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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 per share

 

NANO

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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).

 

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.

 

 

 


 

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

On May 22, 2019, Nanometrics Incorporated held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1.

The stockholders elected Edward J. Brown Jr., Robert Deuster, Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, Ph.D., Bruce C. Rhine, Christopher A. Seams, Timothy J. Stultz, Ph.D., and Christine A. Tsingos as directors of Nanometrics, each to serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting for each director was as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Edward J. Brown, Jr.

 

19,967,282

 

452,569

 

2,298,937

Robert Deuster

 

20,132,422

 

287,429

 

2,298,937

Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, Ph.D.

 

20,308,012

 

111,839

 

2,298,937

Bruce C. Rhine

 

19,811,281

 

608,570

 

2,298,937

Christopher A. Seams

 

19,962,555

 

457,296

 

2,298,937

Timothy J. Stultz, Ph.D.

 

20,324,441

 

95,410

 

2,298,937

Christine A. Tsingos

 

20,336,954

 

82,897

 

2,298,937

 

2.

The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to Nanometrics’ executive officers in 2018, as disclosed in Nanometrics’ proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

20,029,046

 

375,922

 

14,883

 

2,298,937

 

3.

The stockholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as Nanometrics’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2019, by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

22,532,759

 

175,105

 

10,924

 

 

 



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.

Nanometrics Incorporated

 

Dated:

May 22, 2019

By:

/s/ Janet Taylor

 

 

 

Janet Taylor

 

 

 

General Counsel