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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000720500-26-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASYS"
cik: "0000720500"
company_name: "AMTECH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T19:11:06.261874+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amtech Systems shareholders elect all five director nominees, approve auditor and say-on-pay

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected at annual meeting held March 4, 2026, with Daigle receiving 8.6M for votes and Averick 5.9M.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY2026 approved: 10.28M for, 99k against, 95k abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 5.46M for (63% of votes cast) vs. 2.74M against.
- Broker non-votes of 1.80M affected director elections and say-on-pay; total votes cast 10.47M (72.7% of outstanding).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000720500-26-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASYS
- cik: 0000720500
- company_name: AMTECH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720500/000072050026000001/0000720500-26-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720500/000072050026000001/asys-20260304.htm

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