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
September 6, 2019
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) | 001-33155 (Commission File No.) | 04-3444218 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 Old Webster Road
Oxford, Massachusetts 01540
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(508) 373-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | IPGP | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) Director retirement. Henry E. Gauthier, who has served on the IPG Photonics Corporation (the "Company") Board of Directors since 2006, informed the Company on September 6, 2019 that he has decided to retire from the Board and will not seek re-election at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. His retirement will be effective on the date of the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Gauthier joined the Company's Board in 2006.
Certain directors and officers of 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 Mr. Angelo P. Lopresti, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, provides for the sale of up to 43,456 shares, including shares acquired upon exercise of stock options, plus any additional shares which result from performance grant vesting events/determination of share amounts, over a period ending October 2020, 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.
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 4, 2019 | By: | /s/ Angelo P. Lopresti | ||||||||||||||||||
Angelo P. Lopresti | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |