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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2018
Mercury Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts
 
000-23599
 
04-2741391
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
50 Minuteman Road, Andover, Massachusetts
 
01810
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-1300
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 
 
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Item 5.02            Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on October 24, 2018 (the “2018 Annual Meeting”), George K. Muellner and Vincent Vitto were elected as Class III Directors for a three-year term ending in 2021. As noted in the Company’s proxy statement, Mr. Mark S. Newman, who was a Class III Director, determined not to stand for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting, and accordingly his term on the Board of Directors has ended.

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

The final voting results for the 2018 Annual Meeting are as follows:

1.
Election of Class III Directors:
    
George K. Muellner
For:
43,159,694
Withheld:
604,783
Broker Non-Votes:
2,139,554
    
Vincent Vitto
For:
42,099,495
Withheld:
1,664,982
Broker Non-Votes:
2,139,554

2.
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2018:

For:
36,462,082
Against:
7,270,141
Abstain:
67,899
Broker Non-Votes:
2,103,909

3.
Approval of the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan:

For:
41,401,401
Against:
2,352,509
Abstain:
10,567
Broker Non-Votes:
2,139,554

4.
Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019:


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For:
45,583,666
Against:
313,509
Abstain:
6,856
Broker Non-Votes:
0
        

Item 8.01     Other Events.
The Company’s Board of Directors held a meeting at which it elected Vincent Vitto as Chairman of the Board and determined the composition of the Board committees for the upcoming year. The committees of the Board will be constituted as follows:

Audit Committee: William K. O’Brien (Chair), James K. Bass, and Lisa S. Disbrow

Compensation Committee: Michael A. Daniels (Chair), Mary Louise Krakauer, George K. Muellner, and Vincent Vitto

Government Relations Committee: Lisa S. Disbrow (Chair), George K. Muellner, and Vincent Vitto

M&A and Finance Committee: George K. Muellner (Chair), James K. Bass, Michael A. Daniels, and William K. O’Brien

Nominating and Governance Committee: Vincent Vitto (Chair), Michael A. Daniels, and William K. O’Brien






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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 thereunto duly authorized. 

Dated: October 29, 2018                
 
 
MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael D. Ruppert
 
 
Michael D. Ruppert
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
 
 
 


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