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): May 16, 2013

 

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

000-30833
(Commission
File Number)

 

04-3110160
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

40 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 663-3660

 

 

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the reporting obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o                      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Bruker Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 16, 2013. The proposals submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of stockholders, and the results of the voting on each proposal, are indicated below.

 

Proposal No. 1— Election of Directors

 

The following nominees were elected by stockholders to serve as Class I directors until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Wolf-Dieter Emmerich

 

144,362,120

 

1,613,917

 

8,480,563

 

Brenda J. Furlong

 

145,324,291

 

651,746

 

8,480,563

 

Frank H. Laukien

 

144,231,015

 

1,745,022

 

8,480,563

 

Richard A. Packer

 

145,005,545

 

970,492

 

8,480,563

 

 

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013. The voting results on the proposal were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

153,216,605

 

1,199,575

 

40,420

 

—

 

 

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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.

 

 

BRUKER CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: May 16, 2013

By:

/s/ CHARLES F. WAGNER, JR.

 

 

Charles F. Wagner, Jr.

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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