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			<font style="display:inline;">May 21, 2020</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">AXT, INC.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">4281 Technology Drive</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">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):</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company &#x25A1; </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">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 or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#x25A1;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Item 5.07.&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">AXT, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;)&nbsp;held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (&#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;) on May 21, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 1: Election of two (2) Class I directors to hold office for a three-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">%</font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Dutch Roman 12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Morris S. Young</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">24,130,284</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">96.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">928,141</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">3.7</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">8,932,184</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Dutch Roman 12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Dr. David C. Chang</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">23,255,486</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">92.8</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">1,802,939</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">7.2</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">8,932,184</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Morris S. Young and Dr. David C. Chang were duly elected as the Class I directors.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">15,111,060</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">8,141,677</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">1,805,688</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">8,932,184</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The compensation of the Company&#x2019;s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company&#x2019;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2020, was approved on an advisory basis.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP (&#x201C;BPM&#x201D;) as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0.9pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">32,203,789</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">32,964,048</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">979,673</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">46,888</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:7.95pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The appointment of BPM as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			&nbsp;
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;"></font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;">
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;page-break-after:always;"><div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;border:0;margin:30pt 0pt 30pt 0pt;"></div></div><div style="margin-left:12.5816993464052%;margin-right:12.5816993464052%;"></div><div style="margin-left:12.5816993464052%;margin-right:12.5816993464052%;"><p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;"><font style="display:inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:37.05pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">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.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;">
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				<td valign="top" style="width:03.86%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:48.02%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:48.12%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">AXT, INC.</font></p>
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			</tr>
			<tr>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:48.02%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:48.12%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:03.86%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:48.02%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:30.52%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Gary L. Fischer</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:17.60%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:03.86%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:48.02%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:48.12%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Gary L. Fischer</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
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axti_8-K - 2016 Annual Meeting Voting Result
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 21, 2020
AXT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-24085
94-3031310
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4281 Technology Drive
Fremont, California 94538
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 438-4700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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):
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 the 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.  □
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
AXTI
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
AXT, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting") on May 21, 2020.  The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of two (2) Class I directors to hold office for a three-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified:
Name of Director
For
%
Withheld
%
Broker Non-Votes
Dr. Morris S. Young
24,130,284
96.3
928,141
3.7
8,932,184
Dr. David C. Chang
23,255,486
92.8
1,802,939
7.2
8,932,184
Dr. Morris S. Young and Dr. David C. Chang were duly elected as the Class I directors.
Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
15,111,060
8,141,677
1,805,688
8,932,184
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2020, was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP ("BPM") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020:
32,203,789
For
Against
Abstain
32,964,048
979,673
46,888
The appointment of BPM as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified.
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.
AXT, INC.
By:
/s/ Gary L. Fischer
Gary L. Fischer
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Date:  May 22, 2020