- Current report filing (8-K)
August 11 2010 - 3:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
August 9, 2010
AXT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-24085
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94-3031310
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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4281 Technology Drive
Fremont, California 94538
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(510) 683-5900
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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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
August 9, 2010, the Board of Directors of AXT, Inc. (the Company)
elected Nai-Yu Pai to the Board of Directors as a Class II Director. Mr. Nai-Yu
Pais term on the Board of Directors began on August 9, 2010 and will
expire at the Companys annual meeting of stockholders in 2012. Mr. Pai
will also serve on the audit, compensation and nominating and corporate
governance committees. Mr. Pai was not selected as a director
pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person.
Mr. Pai
will receive the standard compensation received by non-employee directors,
including participation in the Directors Stock Award Plan and fees for
attending board meetings, as described in the Companys 2010 Proxy Statement
filed with the SEC on April 12, 2010. There are no, nor have there been
any, related persons transactions between the Company and Mr. Pai
reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A
copy of the Companys press release announcing this appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release dated August 11,
2010, issued by AXT, Inc.
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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.
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AXT, INC.
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Date:
August 11, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Raymond A. Low
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Raymond
A. Low
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated August 11, 2010, issued by AXT, Inc.
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