Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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):
February 23, 2022
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware |
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000-30941 |
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34-1818596 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts |
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01915 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (978) 787-4000
(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:
¨ | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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¨ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value |
ACLS |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of Director.
On February 23, 2022, pursuant to Section 6.1 of Article Third of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
(the “Company”) and Section 2.2 of the Bylaws of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company expanded the number of
members of the Board of Directors to ten. Immediately thereafter, pursuant to Section 6.3 of Article Third of the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company and Section 2.4 of the Bylaws of the Company, the Board of Directors elected Jeanne Quirk and Dipti Vachani
to fill the vacancies on the Board for a term ending at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company’s press release regarding
these new directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Information about Ms. Quirk’s and Ms. Vachani’s committee
assignments is incorporated by reference from Item 8.01 below. Each of Ms. Quirk and Ms. Vachani will participate in the Company’s
non-employee director compensation arrangements, a description of which appears under the heading “Director Compensation”
in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference. On February
24, 2022, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee, the full Board of Directors approved
the grant of two restricted stock unit awards to each of Ms. Quirk and Ms. Vachani on March 15, 2022. One of the RSU awards, a new director
grant, will be for a number of units with a value of $150,000 that will vest as to 25% of the units on each of the first four anniversaries
of the date of grant, assuming continuation of service. The second RSU award is a pro-rated 2021 annual director grant, and will be for
a number of units with a value of $75,000 vesting on September 15, 2022 (six months after grant), assuming continuation of service on
the Board. The number of units will be determined using a closing price average for a 30 day period ending prior to the grant.
In addition, each of Ms. Quirk and Ms. Vachani will receive an indemnification
agreement in the form executed by all non-employee directors, as described under the heading “Board of Directors -- Compensation
of Directors” in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 23, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company:
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appointed Arthur L. George, Jr., John T. Kurtzweil, Richard J. Faubert, Jorge Titinger and Dipti Vachani to serve as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. George designated as Chairman thereof; |
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appointed Joseph P. Keithley, John T. Kurtzweil, Jorge Titinger and Jeanne Quirk to serve as the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. Kurtzweil designated as Chairman thereof;
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appointed Thomas St. Dennis, Richard J. Faubert, Arthur L. George, Jr., Tzu-Yin Chiu and Dipti Vachani to serve as the Technology and New Product Development Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. St. Dennis designated as Chairman thereof; and |
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appointed Joseph P. Keithley, Thomas St. Dennis, Tzu-Yin Chiu and Jeanne Quirk to serve as the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, with Mr. Keithley designated as Chairman thereof. |
Such elections and appointments are to serve until the next annual
meeting of the Board of Directors and until such director’s successor has been elected and qualified, or until such director’s
earlier death, resignation or removal.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: February 24, 2022 |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Lynnette C. Fallon |
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Lynnette C. Fallon |
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Executive Vice President HR/Legal and General Counsel |
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