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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_bb4b53a9_c569_4ebb_a673_e8cc833fa545"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0.7pt 12pt 0.7pt;">The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Azenta, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) was held on January 24, 2022. The stockholders elected each of the Company&#8217;s nominees for director; approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the overall compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement dated December 15, 2021. The results are as follows:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:22.5pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">1.</span></p></td><td style="padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">Election of Directors</span></p></td></tr></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Nominees</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Withhold</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Frank E. </span><span style="color:#484848;">Casa</span><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">l</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;">65,986,712</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">220,524</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;">Robyn </span><span style="color:#484848;">C. </span><span style="color:#343434;">Davis</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">65,917,538</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;">289,698</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">Jo</span><span style="color:#484848;">sep</span><span style="color:#212121;">h R. Martin</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;">64,023,624</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">2,183,612</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#484848;">3,82</span><span style="color:#212121;">5</span><span style="color:#484848;">,</span><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">1</span><span style="color:#343434;">63</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Erica J. McLaughlin</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">65,984,211</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">223,025</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;">Krishna G. </span><span style="color:#343434;">Palepu</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">63,987,606</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;">2,219,630</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Michael </span><span style="color:#212121;">R</span><span style="color:#575757;">ose</span><span style="color:#343434;">nblatt</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">65,977,462</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">229,774</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Stephen </span><span style="color:#484848;">S. </span><span style="color:#575757;">Sc</span><span style="color:#212121;">hwart</span><span style="color:#575757;">z</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">65,201,625</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#212121;">1</span><span style="color:#575757;">,</span><span style="color:#343434;">005</span><span style="color:#575757;">,</span><span style="color:#343434;">611</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Alfred W</span><span style="color:#575757;">oo</span><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">ll</span><span style="color:#484848;">aco</span><span style="color:#212121;">tt</span><span style="color:#878787;">, </span><span style="color:#212121;">Ill</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">64,231,508</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#0f0f0f;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">1,975,728</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">Mark </span><span style="color:#484848;">S. </span><span style="color:#343434;">Wrighton</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">64,944,418</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">1,262,818</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.54%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#575757;">E</span><span style="color:#0f0f0f;">ll</span><span style="color:#343434;">en M. </span><span style="color:#484848;">Zane</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">62,255,875</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;">3,951,361</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:22.5pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">2.</span></p></td><td style="padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the overall compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers</span></p></td></tr></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Broker&#160;Non-Votes</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">65,645,925</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">440,161</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">121,150</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="color:#343434;font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">3,825,163</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:22.5pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">3.</span></p></td><td style="padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#211d1e;font-size:10pt;">Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year</span></p></td></tr></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:32.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.49%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:31.25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.49%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:31.24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:32.5%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:7.2pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-7.2pt;margin:0pt;">69,451,298</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:31.25%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">545,915</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:31.24%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">35,186</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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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):
January 24, 2022
Azenta, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-25434
04-3040660
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
​
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15 Elizabeth Drive
,
Chelmsford
,
MA
01824
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
​
(
978
)
262-2400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
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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, $0.01 par value
AZTA
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Azenta, Inc. (the "Company") was held on January 24, 2022. The stockholders elected each of the Company's nominees for director; approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement dated December 15, 2021. The results are as follows:
1.
Election of Directors
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Nominees
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For
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Withhold
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Broker Non-Votes
Frank E.
Casa
l
65,986,712
220,524
3,825,163
Robyn
C.
Davis
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65,917,538
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289,698
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3,825,163
Jo
sep
h R. Martin
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64,023,624
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2,183,612
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3,82
5
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1
63
Erica J. McLaughlin
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65,984,211
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223,025
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3,825,163
Krishna G.
Palepu
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63,987,606
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2,219,630
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3,825,163
Michael
R
ose
nblatt
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65,977,462
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229,774
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3,825,163
Stephen
S.
Sc
hwart
z
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65,201,625
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1
,
005
,
611
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3,825,163
Alfred W
oo
ll
aco
tt
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Ill
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64,231,508
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1,975,728
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3,825,163
Mark
S.
Wrighton
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64,944,418
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1,262,818
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3,825,163
E
ll
en M.
Zane
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62,255,875
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3,951,361
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3,825,163
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2.
Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
65,645,925
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440,161
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121,150
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3,825,163
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3.
Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year
For
Against
Abstain
69,451,298
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545,915
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35,186
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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.
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AZENTA, INC.
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Date:  January 28, 2022
By:
/s/ Jason W. Joseph
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Name: Jason W. Joseph
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Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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