ThZeal - The Zeal

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): January 24, 2022

Azenta, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	0-25434	04-3040660
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(978) 262-2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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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, $0.01 par value	AZTA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Azenta, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on January 24, 2022. The stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director; approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated December 15, 2021. The results are as follows:

1.	Election of Directors


Nominees	For	Withhold	Broker Non-Votes
Frank E. Casal	65,986,712	220,524	3,825,163
Robyn C. Davis	65,917,538	289,698	3,825,163
Joseph R. Martin	64,023,624	2,183,612	3,825,163
Erica J. McLaughlin	65,984,211	223,025	3,825,163
Krishna G. Palepu	63,987,606	2,219,630	3,825,163
Michael Rosenblatt	65,977,462	229,774	3,825,163
Stephen S. Schwartz	65,201,625	1,005,611	3,825,163
Alfred Woollacott, Ill	64,231,508	1,975,728	3,825,163
Mark S. Wrighton	64,944,418	1,262,818	3,825,163
Ellen M. Zane	62,255,875	3,951,361	3,825,163

2.	Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
65,645,925	440,161	121,150	3,825,163

3.	Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year

For		Against		Abstain
69,451,298		545,915		35,186

	AZENTA, INC.

Date: January 28, 2022	By:	/s/ Jason W. Joseph
		Name: Jason W. Joseph
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary