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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">7</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;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;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;">At the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">AtriCure, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was held on May&nbsp;2</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 201</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> the stockholders of the Company approved the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Amended and Restated as of May 24, 2017 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">(the &#x201C;2014 Plan&#x201D;).&nbsp;The 2014 Plan was previously approved by the Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval. The 2014 Plan was amended to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under it from 1,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">75</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">0,000 to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">60</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">0,000</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> and to change the terms of non-employee director equity grants</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The objectives of the 2014 Plan are to provide long-term incentives to those persons with responsibility for the success and growth of the Company, to align the interests of such persons with those of the Company&#x2019;s shareholders, to assist the Company in recruiting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants on a competitive basis and to link compensation to performance. The 2014 Plan is an &#x201C;omnibus&#x201D; stock plan that provides for a variety of equity award vehicles to maintain flexibility. The 2014 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted share awards, restricted share units and unrestricted share awards. The 2014 Plan does not permit the re-pricing of options or stock appreciation rights without the approval of stockholders and does not contain an &#x201C;evergreen&#x201D; provision to automatically increase the number of shares issuable under the 2014 Plan, except for certain adjustments resulting from stock splits and other specified events. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The foregoing summary of the 2014 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2014 Plan filed as an exhibit to this report.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Effective May 24, 2017 the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors re-constituted its committees as follows:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Audit:</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Wehrwein (Chair), Lanning, K. Johnson</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Compensation: Lanning (Chair), Collar, D. Johnston</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Compliance, Quality and Risk: Drake (Chair), Krell, Groves</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Nominating and Corporate Governance: Collar</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">(Chair), White, Drake</font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:23.5pt;"><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Item 5.07</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font></font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The stockholders of </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">the Company </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">voted on </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">f</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">our</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> items at the Annual Meeti</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">n</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">g of Stockholders held on May </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">1. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 13pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The election of </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">ten</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> directors to </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">serve one-year </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">expiring at the</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Annual Meeting </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">of Stockholders </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 58.3pt;text-indent: -22.3pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">2. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 13pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 58.3pt;text-indent: -22.3pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 16pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#x2019;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> and</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 58.3pt;text-indent: -22.3pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 16pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The approval of an </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">amendment to the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">50,000 shares and </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">change the terms of non-employee director equity grants</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The nominees for director were elected based upon the following votes:</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Director Nominees</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Broker </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Non-Votes</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Michael H. Carrel</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">561</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">027</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">30</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">490</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Mark A. Collar</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">731</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">821</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">859</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">696</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Scott W. Drake</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">458</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">785</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">132</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">732</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Regina E. Groves</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">556</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">704</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">34</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">813</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">B. Kristine Johnson</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">556</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">704</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">34</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">813</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Richard M. Johnston</font></p>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:85.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">637</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">362</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">954</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">155</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:54.60pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:122.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Elizabeth D. Krell, Ph.D.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:85.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">729</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">398</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">862</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">119</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:54.60pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:122.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Mark R. Lanning, C.P.A.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:85.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">643</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">352</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">948</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">165</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:54.60pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:122.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Sven A</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Wehrwein</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:85.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">459</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">785</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">31</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">732</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:54.60pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:122.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Robert S. White</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:85.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">22</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">688</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">830</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">1,902</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">687</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:90.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">778</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">052</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:54.60pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
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			&nbsp;

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		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:9pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> received the following votes:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">For:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">28,236,823</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Against:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">132,746</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:9pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#x2019;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement received the following votes:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">For:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">17,178,419</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Against:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">6,635,262</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">777,836</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3,778,052</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:9pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The approval of an </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">amendment to the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">by 8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">50,000 shares and </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">change the terms of non-employee director equity grants</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> received the following votes:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:112.25pt;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;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:355.25pt;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;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">For:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">18,995,061</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Against:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">5,588,843</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">7,613</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:112.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:355.25pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3,778,052</font></p>
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8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May
2
4
, 201
7
ATRICURE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
﻿
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-51470
(Commission File Number)
34-1940305
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
﻿
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7555 Innovation Way
Mason, OH
(Address of principal executive offices)
45040
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 755-4100
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
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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 5.0
2
.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
At the
AtriCure, Inc. (the "Company")
Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was held on May 2
4
, 201
7
the stockholders of the Company approved the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Amended and Restated as of May 24, 2017
(the "2014 Plan"). The 2014 Plan was previously approved by the Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval. The 2014 Plan was amended to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under it from 1,
75
0,000 to
2
,
60
0,000
and to change the terms of non-employee director equity grants
.
The objectives of the 2014 Plan are to provide long-term incentives to those persons with responsibility for the success and growth of the Company, to align the interests of such persons with those of the Company's shareholders, to assist the Company in recruiting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants on a competitive basis and to link compensation to performance. The 2014 Plan is an "omnibus" stock plan that provides for a variety of equity award vehicles to maintain flexibility. The 2014 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted share awards, restricted share units and unrestricted share awards. The 2014 Plan does not permit the re-pricing of options or stock appreciation rights without the approval of stockholders and does not contain an "evergreen" provision to automatically increase the number of shares issuable under the 2014 Plan, except for certain adjustments resulting from stock splits and other specified events.
The foregoing summary of the 2014 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2014 Plan filed as an exhibit to this report.
Effective May 24, 2017 the Company's Board of Directors re-constituted its committees as follows:
Audit:
Wehrwein (Chair), Lanning, K. Johnson
Compensation: Lanning (Chair), Collar, D. Johnston
Compliance, Quality and Risk: Drake (Chair), Krell, Groves
Nominating and Corporate Governance: Collar
(Chair), White, Drake
Item 5.07
.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The stockholders of
the Company
voted on
f
our
items at the Annual Meeti
n
g of Stockholders held on May
2
4
, 201
7
:
1.
The election of
ten
directors to
serve one-year
terms
expiring at the
201
8
Annual Meeting
of Stockholders
and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified
;
2.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 201
7
;
3.
An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement
;
and
4.
The approval of an
amendment to the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by
8
50,000 shares and
change the terms of non-employee director equity grants
.
The nominees for director were elected based upon the following votes:
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Director Nominees
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Michael H. Carrel
24
,
561
,
027
30
,
490
3
,
778
,
052
Mark A. Collar
23
,
731
,
821
859
,
696
3
,
778
,
052
Scott W. Drake
24
,
458
,
785
132
,
732
3
,
778
,
052
Regina E. Groves
24
,
556
,
704
34
,
813
3
,
778
,
052
B. Kristine Johnson
24
,
556
,
704
34
,
813
3
,
778
,
052
Richard M. Johnston
23
,
637
,
362
954
,
155
3
,
778
,
052
Elizabeth D. Krell, Ph.D.
23
,
729
,
398
862
,
119
3
,
778
,
052
Mark R. Lanning, C.P.A.
23
,
643
,
352
948
,
165
3
,
778
,
052
Sven A
.
Wehrwein
24
,
459
,
785
1
31
,
732
3
,
778
,
052
Robert S. White
22
,
688
,
830
1,902
,
687
3
,
778
,
052
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The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 201
7
received the following votes:
For:
28,236,823
Against:
132,746
Abstain:
0
Broker Non-Votes:
0
The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement received the following votes:
For:
17,178,419
Against:
6,635,262
Abstain:
777,836
Broker Non-Votes:
3,778,052
The approval of an
amendment to the AtriCure, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder
by 8
50,000 shares and
change the terms of non-employee director equity grants
received the following votes:
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For:
18,995,061
Against:
5,588,843
Abstain:
7,613
Broker Non-Votes:
3,778,052
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
No.
Description
10.1
AtriCure, Inc.
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
(Amended and Restated as of May 24, 2017)
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SIGNATURES
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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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ATRICURE, INC.
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Dated:  May 2
6
, 2017
By:
/s/ M. Andrew Wade
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M. Andrew Wade
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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