Advanced Energy (NASDAQ: AEIS) holders back share and incentive plan increases
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. reported results of its 2026 Annual Meeting, where stockholders approved key changes to the company’s capital structure and incentive compensation programs.
Stockholders approved a Second Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, increasing shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 2,400,000 to 4,900,000 and extending its termination date from April 27, 2033 to May 7, 2036. They also approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized common stock from 70,000,000 to 140,000,000 shares, effective upon filing a Certificate of Amendment in Delaware on May 7, 2026.
All ten director nominees were elected, the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved, and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
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Share authorization and plan pool increases expand equity capacity but do not immediately change economics.
Advanced Energy received stockholder approval to double authorized common stock from 70,000,000 to 140,000,000 shares and to boost its Omnibus Incentive Plan share pool from 2,400,000 to 4,900,000, while extending the plan to May 7, 2036.
These actions give the company more flexibility for future equity compensation and potential strategic or financing uses, but they do not themselves issue new shares. Any future dilution will depend on the pace and scale of grants or other equity transactions approved by the board.
All director nominees were elected, say-on-pay received majority support, and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified for 2026, signaling continuity in governance, compensation approach, and audit oversight as disclosed in the meeting results.
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Certificate of Amendment regulatory
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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.
Amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
As described below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan”), which increases the total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 2,400,000 shares to 4,900,000 shares and extends the termination date of the Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan from April 27, 2033 to May 7, 2036.
The Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan is described in detail in Proposal 5 in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), and the full text of the Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan is attached to the Proxy Statement as Appendix C. The description of the amendment and restatement of the Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan set forth above is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated 2023 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As described in Item 5.02 above, the Company held its Annual Meeting on May 7, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's existing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. As further disclosed in Proposal 4 of the Proxy Statement, the amendment increases the number of authorized shares of common stock from 70,000,000 shares to 140,000,000 shares.
The amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 7, 2026. The foregoing summary of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment.
A copy of the Certificate of Amendment as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 7, 2026 is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
As described in Item 5.02 above, the Company held its Annual Meeting on May 7, 2026 to vote on five proposals. The following matters as set forth in the Proxy Statement were voted upon with the results indicated below.
| 1. | Election of ten (10) directors. |
The following ten nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, with the following votes tabulated:
| Director Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Vote |
| Grant H. Beard | 33,649,952 | 592,933 | 1,427,092 |
| Frederick A. Ball | 33,416,883 | 826,002 | 1,427,092 |
| Anne T. DelSanto | 33,730,249 | 512,636 | 1,427,092 |
| Tina M. Donikowski | 33,432,235 | 810,650 | 1,427,092 |
| Ronald C. Foster | 33,541,578 | 701,307 | 1,427,092 |
| Stephen D. Kelley | 33,760,132 | 482,753 | 1,427,092 |
| Lanesha T. Minnix | 33,676,669 | 566,216 | 1,427,092 |
| David W. Reed | 34,150,102 | 92,783 | 1,427,092 |
| John A. Roush | 33,037,148 | 1,205,737 | 1,427,092 |
| Brian M. Shirley | 34,149,184 | 93,701 | 1,427,092 |
Each director has been elected to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. |
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified, with the following votes tabulated:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 35,633,841 | 13,136 | 23,000 | -- |
| 3. | Advisory approval on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
The advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement was approved, with the following votes tabulated:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 33,763,740 | 447,174 | 31,971 | 1,427,092 |
| 4. | Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock. |
The amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved, with the following votes tabulated:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 34,826,056 | 824,826 | 19,095 | -- |
| 5. | Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
The amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved, with the following votes tabulated:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 26,784,160 | 7,379,970 | 78,755 | 1,427,092 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
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3.1 |
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |
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10.1 |
Second Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan | |
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The cover page from Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |
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.
| ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | |
| /s/ Elizabeth K. Vonne | |
| Date: May 8, 2026 | Elizabeth K. Vonne |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |