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Ball</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 28,908,246</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,301,681</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Grant H. 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Donikowski</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 29,463,730</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 746,197</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Ronald C. Foster</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 29,475,810</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 734,117</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Edward C. Grady</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 28,867,048</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,342,879</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Thomas M. Rohrs</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 27,694,775</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 2,515,152</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John A. Roush</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 29,502,454</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 707,473</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:53.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Yuval Wasserman</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:1.57%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:14.42%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 29,474,272</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:13.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 735,655</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:12.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 3pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">Each director has been elected to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until such director&#8217;s earlier resignation or removal.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">&#160;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as Advanced Energy&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>The appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified, with the following votes tabulated:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Vote</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 31,387,097</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 206,431</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 28,515</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> &#8212;</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">3. Advisory approval of Advanced Energy&#8217;s compensation of its named executive officers. </b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>The advisory approval of the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved, with the following votes tabulated:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;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';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">For</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Against</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain</b></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:auto;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Vote</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:24.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 29,743,904</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:23.77%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 421,387</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:3.5%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:21.24%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 44,636</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.71%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:20.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> 1,412,116</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a 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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):
April 30, 2020
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
000-26966
84-0846841
(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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1595 Wynkoop Street, Suite 800
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Denver
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CO
80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(970)
407-6626
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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AEIS
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NASDAQ Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. ("Advanced Energy" or the "Company") held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 30, 2020 to vote on three proposals. The following matters as set forth in the Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, were voted upon with the results indicated below.
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1. Election of eight (8) Directors.
The following eight nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the following votes tabulated:
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For
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Withhold
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Broker Non-Vote
Frederick A. Ball
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28,908,246
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1,301,681
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1,412,116
Grant H. Beard
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29,275,333
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934,594
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1,412,116
Tina M. Donikowski
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29,463,730
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746,197
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1,412,116
Ronald C. Foster
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29,475,810
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734,117
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1,412,116
Edward C. Grady
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28,867,048
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1,342,879
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1,412,116
Thomas M. Rohrs
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27,694,775
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2,515,152
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1,412,116
John A. Roush
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29,502,454
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707,473
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1,412,116
Yuval Wasserman
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29,474,272
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735,655
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1,412,116
Each director has been elected to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until such director's earlier resignation or removal.
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Advanced Energy's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified, with the following votes tabulated:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
31,387,097
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206,431
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28,515
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3. Advisory approval of Advanced Energy's compensation of its named executive officers.
The advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved, with the following votes tabulated:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
29,743,904
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421,387
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44,636
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1,412,116
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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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/s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey
Date:  May 1, 2020
Thomas O. McGimpsey
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Executive Vice President
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