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): September 8, 2011
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Massachusetts |
| 1-6549 |
| 04-2240991 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
829 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, Massachusetts |
| 01821 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 262-8700
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of American Science and Engineering, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 8, 2011 (the “2011 Annual Meeting”). At the 2011 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1. To elect the persons named in the Company’s proxy statement to serve as directors of the Company until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
Name |
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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Denis R. Brown |
| 6,936,120 |
| 108,602 |
| 1,555,643 |
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Anthony R. Fabiano |
| 6,874,652 |
| 170,070 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
John A. Gordon |
| 6,944,993 |
| 99,729 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
Hamilton W. Helmer |
| 6,659,347 |
| 385,375 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
Don R. Kania |
| 6,884,302 |
| 160,420 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
Ernest J. Moniz |
| 6,940,934 |
| 103,788 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
Mark S. Thompson |
| 6,863,046 |
| 181,676 |
| 1,555,643 |
|
Carl W. Vogt |
| 6,720,384 |
| 324,338 |
| 1,555,643 |
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2. To approve a non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
For: |
| 6,522,462 |
Against: |
| 126,036 |
Abstain: |
| 396,224 |
Broker Non-Votes: |
| 1,555,643 |
3. The stockholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year. The stockholders voted as follows:
1 Year |
| 5,751,270 |
2 Years |
| 28,867 |
3 Years |
| 940,694 |
Abstain |
| 323,891 |
Broker Non-Votes: |
| 1,555,643 |
In accordance with the voting results of this item, and the Board of Directors’ prior recommendation in favor of an annual advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the
Company’s Board of Directors intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, commencing with the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders.
4. To ratify the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2012. The selection was ratified by a vote of stockholders as follows:
For: |
| 8,048,119 |
Against: |
| 491,993 |
Abstain: |
| 60,253 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. | |
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Date: September 9, 2011 | By: | /s/ Kenneth J. Galaznik |
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| Kenneth J. Galaznik |
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| Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer |