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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) May 13, 2020
 
 
 
MATERION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Ohio 001-15885 34-1919973
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6070 Parkland Blvd., Mayfield Hts., Ohio 44124
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (216) 486-4200

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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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, no par value MTRN New York Stock Exchange

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 (§204.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act
 





Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2020, Materion Corporation (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Set forth below are the proposals voted upon and the final voting results.

As of the record date of the Annual Meeting, there were 20,340,387 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting 18,680,359, or approximately 92% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. Those shares were voted as follows:

(1) Election of Directors.
The following individuals were nominated in 2020 to serve as directors until 2021. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows:
Director
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Vinod M. Khilnani
15,953,558


1,297,497

1,429,304

Emily M. Liggett
17,000,375

 
250,680

1,429,304

Robert J. Phillippy
17,062,463


188,592

1,429,304

Patrick Prevost
17,063,553


187,502

1,429,304

N. Mohan Reddy
16,629,085


621,970

1,429,304

Craig S. Shular
16,828,093


422,962

1,429,304

Darlene J. S. Solomon
17,050,863


200,192

1,429,304

Robert B. Toth
17,048,660


202,395

1,429,304

Jugal K. Vijayvargiya
16,963,635


287,420

1,429,304


(2) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year 2020.
The proposal was approved based on the following vote:
For
17,793,674

Against
861,884

Abstentions
24,801

Broker Non-Votes


(3) Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for 2020.
The Company's shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For
16,538,137

Against
617,839

Abstentions
95,079

Broker Non-Votes
1,429,304






 









Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 























































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.

 
 
Materion Corporation
 
 
 
May 13, 2020
By:
/s/ Stephen Shamrock
 
 
Stephen Shamrock
 
 
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations