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
December 12, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0001-33155 (Commission File No.) | 04-3444218 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
50 Old Webster Road
Oxford, Massachusetts 01540
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 373-1100
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Certain directors and officers of IPG Photonics Corporation (the “Company”) adopt from time to time pre-arranged trading plans (each, a “Plan”) designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s policies regarding stock transactions. Under Rule 10b5-1, directors, officers and other persons who are not in possession of material non-public information may adopt a plan or contract for pre-arranged sales of Company securities under specified conditions and at specified times. Using these Plans, insiders can gradually diversify their investment portfolios, spread stock trades out over an extended period of time to reduce market impact and avoid concerns about transactions occurring at a time when they might possess inside information.
The Plan adopted by Henry Gauthier, Director, provides for the sale of up to 5,000 shares over a period ending January 2019, unless terminated sooner in certain circumstances. Shares will be sold under the Plan on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.
An amended Plan adopted by George BuAbbud, Vice President of Telecommunications Components, provides for the sale of an additional 10,000 shares over a period ending May 2018, unless terminated sooner in certain circumstances. Shares will be sold under the Plan on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.
The Plan adopted by Angelo Lopresti, General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, provides for the sale of up to 9,500 shares, including shares acquired upon exercise of stock options, over a period ending December 2018, unless terminated sooner in certain circumstances. Shares will be sold under the Plan on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.
The Plan adopted by Timothy Mammen, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, provides for the sale of up to 20,000 shares, including shares acquired upon exercise of stock options, over a period ending May 2018, unless terminated sooner in certain circumstances. Shares will be sold under the Plan on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.
The Plan adopted by the Valentin Gapontsev Trust II provides for the sale of up to 600 shares over a period ending December 2018, unless terminated sooner in certain circumstances. Shares will be sold under the Plan on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to minimum price thresholds.
The Company does not undertake to report Plans that may be adopted by any directors, officers or affiliates of the Company in the future, or to report any modification or termination of any Plan, except to the extent required by law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION | ||||
| December 20, 2017 | /s/ Angelo P. Lopresti | |||
| Angelo P. Lopresti | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||