UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2016
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-24838 | 77-0208119 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
47131 Bayside Parkway
Fremont, California 94538
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(510) 657-5900
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
Mattson Technology, Inc.’s (the “Company”) special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") was held on March 23, 2016. Stockholders voted on the following three matters and cast their votes as set forth below. There were 75,445,708 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the Special Meeting.
| 1. | The stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated December 1, 2015, by and between Beijing E-town Dragon Semiconductor Industry Investment Center (Limited Partnership), a People’s Republic of China limited partnership (“Parent”), and the Company, as joined by Dragon Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of Parent. The voting results were as follows: |
| Votes for Approval | 56,334,633 | ||||||
| Votes Against | 333,731 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 69,041 | ||||||
| 2. | The stockholders approved the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting. The voting results were as follows: |
| Votes for Approval | 53,778,787 | ||||||
| Votes Against | 2,904,216 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 54,402 | ||||||
| 3. | The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, compensation that will or may become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger. The voting results were as follows: |
| Votes for Approval | 50,289,542 | ||||||
| Votes Against | 6,230,439 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 217,424 | ||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | March 23, 2016 Press Release by Mattson Technology, Inc. |
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.
| March 23, 2016 | |
By: /s/ TYLER PURVIS | |
Tyler Purvis Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | March 23, 2016 Press Release by Mattson Technology, Inc. |