Form 8-K

 

 

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):

June 14, 2012

 

 

GSI GROUP 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

N/A

(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 14, 2012, GSI Group Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 30,586,570 common shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 90.9 percent of the Company’s common shares outstanding as of the April 26, 2012 record date. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012.

Item 1 — Election of directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders in 2013, 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

     24,826,026         411,438         5,349,106   

Harry L. Bosco

     24,701,620         535,236         5,349,714   

Dennis J. Fortino

     24,821,179         416,285         5,349,106   

Ira J. Lamel

     24,895,578         341,886         5,349,106   

Dominic A. Romeo

     24,937,110         300,354         5,349,106   

John A. Roush

     24,939,751         297,713         5,349,106   

Thomas N. Secor

     24,936,993         300,471         5,349,106   

Item 2 — Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Votes FOR      Votes AGAINST      Votes ABSTAINED     

Broker

Non-Votes

 
  29,551,527         606,686         428,349         8   

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, each of the seven nominees for director listed above was elected, and Item 2 was approved.

 

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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.

 

   

GSI Group Inc.

    (Registrant)
Date: June 20, 2012     By:  

/s/ Robert J. Buckley

      Robert J. Buckley
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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