prlb20220503

prlb20220503_8k.htm

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 18, 2022

Proto Labs, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota		001-35435		41-1939628
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

5540 Pioneer Creek Drive Maple Plain, Minnesota		55359
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(763) 479-3680

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share	PRLB	New York Stock Exchange

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:

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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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected all eight persons nominated by the Company’s board of directors to serve as directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and duly qualified. The Company’s shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, and approved an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.

Name	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

Robert Bodor	21,387,076	104,686	14,007	1,866,741
Archie C. Black	20,982,427	511,443	11,899	1,866,741
Sujeet Chand	21,098,724	393,908	13,137	1,866,741
Moonhie Chin	21,397,749	95,314	12,706	1,866,741
Rainer Gawlick	21,098,299	395,428	12,042	1,866,741
Stacy Greiner	21,441,668	51,202	12,899	1,866,741
Donald G. Krantz	21,349,118	144,548	12,103	1,866,741
Sven A. Wehrwein	21,050,611	441,175	13,983	1,866,741

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

23,264,712	93,622	14,176	0

Proposal 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

20,170,503	1,280,293	54,973	1,866,741

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.

	PROTO LABS, INC.


Date: May 18, 2022	By:	/s/ Robert Bodor
		Robert Bodor
		President and Chief Executive Officer