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
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May 16, 2018 |
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
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PROTO LABS, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
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Minnesota |
001-35435 |
41-1939628 |
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(State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5540 Pioneer Creek Drive |
55359 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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(763) 479-3680 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not Applicable |
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(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.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 16, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected all seven persons nominated by the Company’s board of directors to serve as directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and duly qualified. The Company’s shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, and approved an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
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Name |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Victoria M. Holt |
23,441,829 |
154,573 |
2,182,362 |
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Archie C. Black |
23,454,922 |
141,480 |
2,182,362 |
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Sujeet Chand |
22,250,923 |
1,345,479 |
2,182,362 |
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Rainer Gawlick |
23,455,713 |
140,689 |
2,182,362 |
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John B. Goodman |
22,002,187 |
1,594,215 |
2,182,362 |
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Donald G. Krantz |
23,432,545 |
163,857 |
2,182,362 |
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Sven A. Wehrwein |
22,813,217 |
783,185 |
2,182,362 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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25,696,792 |
47,476 |
34,496 |
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Proposal 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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23,348,634 |
194,953 |
52,815 |
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2,182,362 | |||
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.
| PROTO LABS, INC. | ||
| Date: May 16, 2018 | /s/ Victoria M. Holt | |
| Victoria M. Holt President and Chief Executive Officer |
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