IPG PHOTONICS CORP — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2021

May 26, 2021

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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

May 25, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-33155 (Commission File No.) 04-3444218 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

50 Old Webster Road

Oxford, Massachusetts 01540

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(508) 373-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	IPGP	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On May 25, 2021, IPG Photonics Corporation (the " Company ") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the " Annual Meeting "). Below are the final voting results for the Annual Meeting:

1. Election of Directors

	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Valentin P. Gapontsev, Ph.D.	46,061,478	1,011,187	61,158	2,191,782
Eugene A. Scherbakov, Ph.D.	46,483,018	602,659	48,146	2,191,782
Michael C. Child	45,926,420	1,080,966	126,437	2,191,782
Jeanmarie F. Desmond	46,906,200	177,372	50,251	2,191,782
Gregory P. Dougherty	46,270,286	812,842	50,695	2,191,782
Eric Meurice	37,521,781	9,561,392	50,650	2,191,782
Natalia Pavlova	45,573,570	1,511,297	48,956	2,191,782
John R. Peeler	44,129,433	2,953,994	50,396	2,191,782
Thomas J. Seifert	46,559,636	523,689	50,498	2,191,782

1. Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
46,659,672	2,574,183	91,750	—

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Angelo P. Lopresti
Angelo P. Lopresti
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary