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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 15, 2019
Mistras Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 
 
001- 34481 
 
22-3341267
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)

195 Clarksville Road 
 
08550
Princeton Junction, New Jersey 
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 716-4000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Emerging growth company o 
 
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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
MG
New York Stock Exchange





Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its 2019 annual shareholders meeting on May 15, 2019. Shareholders elected the eight nominees to the Board of Directors for one-year terms, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 and approved the Company’s executive compensation programs. These were the only matters voted upon at the meeting. The voting results are as follows.

1.  The eight nominees for election to the board of directors were elected based upon the following votes:

Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
 
Broker Non-votes
Dennis Bertolotti
 
24,110,119
 
144,907
 
 
1,415,857
Nicholas DeBenedictis
 
23,927,357
 
327,669
 
 
1,415,857
James J. Forese
 
24,051,334
 
203,692
 
 
1,415,857
Richard H. Glanton
 
23,871,784
 
383,242
 
 
1,415,857
Michelle J. Lohmeier
 
24,169,522
 
85,504
 
 
1,415,857
Manuel N. Stamatakis
 
23,797,587
 
457,439
 
 
1,415,857
Sotirios J. Vahaviolos
 
24,099,933
 
155,093
 
 
1,415,857
W. Curtis Weldon
 
23,879,221
 
375,805
 
 
1,415,857

2.  The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was ratified based upon the following votes:


Number of Votes
 
Votes for approval
25,652,095
 
Votes against
17,984
 
Abstentions
804
 

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

3. Advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:
 
Number of Votes
 
Votes for approval
24,150,458
 
Votes against
102,228
 
Abstentions
2,340
 
Broker Non-votes
1,415,857
 














SIGNATURE

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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MISTRAS GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 Date: May 16, 2019
By:
    /s/ Michael C. Keefe
 
 
 
Name:
Michael C. Keefe
 
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 



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