---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-175225"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VICR"
cik: "0000751978"
company_name: "VICOR CORP"
filed_at: "2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T17:24:05.259201+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vicor doubles director stock option grant to $200K; all board nominees elected at annual meeting

## Summary
- Annual stock option grant to each director for 3,769 shares at $53.07, based on revised formula of $200K (doubled from prior $100K).
- Grant recipients include CFO Schmidt, VPs Davies, McNamara, Tuozzolo; vesting 20% per year over 5 years.
- All 12 director nominees elected; say-on-pay approved with 98.8% votes in favor.
- Stockholders voted for triennial advisory vote on executive compensation, adopted by board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-175225
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VICR
- cik: 0000751978
- company_name: VICOR CORP
- filed_at: 2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751978/000119312523175225/0001193125-23-175225-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751978/000119312523175225/d443542d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  VICOR CORP shareholders approved The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. at the 2023-06-23 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-23
  source text: Proposal 2 – The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 141,019,623 1,119,558 595,910 There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751978/000119312523175225/0001193125-23-175225-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VICOR CORP shareholders approved The determination, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the vote on the Company’s executive compensation program. at the 2023-06-23 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-23
  source text: Proposal 3 – The determination, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the vote on the Company’s executive compensation program. 3 years 2 years 1 year Votes Abstaining 128,530,390 598,125 13,586,049 20,527 There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. Based on these results and consistent with a majority of votes cast with respect to this matter, our Board has adopted a policy to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751978/000119312523175225/0001193125-23-175225-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VICOR CORP shareholders approved To fix the number of directors at twelve and to elect the twelve nominees as Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. at the 2023-06-23 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-23
  source text: Proposal 1 - To fix the number of directors at twelve and to elect the twelve nominees as Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld Patrizio Vinciarelli 135,823,033 6,912,058 Estia J. Eichten 129,676,081 13,059,010 Philip D. Davies 136,586,772 6,148,319 Samuel J. Anderson 136,007,148 6,727,943 M. Michael Ansour 136,655,985 6,079,106 Claudio Tuozzolo 136,060,045 6,675,046 Andrew T. D’Amico 136,096,168 6,638,923 Jason L. Carlson 134,029,413 8,705,678 Michael S. McNamara 136,616,578 6,118,513 James F. Schmidt 135,047,037 7,688,054 Zmira Lavie 136,835,366 5,899,725 John Shen 136,280,105 6,454,986 There were no broker non-votes and no abstentions on this proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751978/000119312523175225/0001193125-23-175225-index.htm

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