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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Axcelis Technologies (ACLS)

Axcelis names Jorge Titinger non-executive chair; Mary Puma ends executive chair role

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

At its May 9, 2024 annual meeting, Axcelis stockholders re-elected the board, approved an amendment to the charter on officer liability, ratified Ernst & Young as auditor, and passed an advisory vote on executive pay. Mary G. Puma resigned as Executive Chairperson effective at the meeting and will continue as an Executive Advisor, and the board named Jorge Titinger Non-Executive Chairperson.

Key points

  • Mary G. Puma resigned as Executive Chairperson effective at the May 9, 2024 annual meeting and will continue as Executive Advisor under her February 24, 2023 employment agreement.
  • Jorge Titinger was elected Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board on May 9, 2024, and chairs the Compensation Committee.
  • All nine director nominees were elected, and the charter amendment limiting officer liability under Delaware law was approved, with 23,098,183 votes for.
  • The advisory say-on-pay proposal passed with 93.82% of votes cast in favor.

The filing

CompanyAxcelis Technologies (ACLS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 9, 2024, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-24-059307

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 09, 2024.

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