PROXY STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
2 Tech Drive, Suite 201
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE AND CHANGE OF LOCATION
OF 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2020
RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 11, 2020
This
Supplement relates to the Proxy Statement of MKS Instruments, Inc. (the Company) dated March 27, 2020, as previously furnished to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors
of the Company for use at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the Annual Meeting).
Change in Location of Annual
Meeting
Due to the public health impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and governmental
restrictions limiting the number of people who may gather together, and to support the health and well-being of our shareholders and Company personnel, the date and location of the Annual Meeting, originally scheduled to be held on May 12, 2020
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, has been changed, as follows:
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the Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting format only via live webcast; and
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the date of the Annual Meeting will be May 11, 2020.
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The time of the Annual Meeting remains 10:00 am Eastern Time. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting only via the webcast.
All references in the Proxy Statement and related proxy materials to the previously scheduled location and date of the meeting are superseded and replaced by
the information contained in this Supplement.
Additional Information
There is no change to the proposals to be presented to the Companys shareholders for consideration at the Annual Meeting. A revised Notice of 2020 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, reflecting the change in the date and location of the meeting to a virtual meeting, is found below.
Please note that the proxy
card or voting instruction card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in date or location and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting.
If you have any questions about the Proxy Statement, this Supplement or the Annual Meeting, or if you need assistance with voting procedures, including
casting or changing your vote, you should contact Kathleen F. Burke, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, at Kathleen.Burke@mksinst.com.
April 8, 2020