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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-015104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRLB"
cik: "0001443669"
company_name: "Proto Labs Inc"
filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T21:07:35.116498+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Proto Labs shareholders approve LTIP amendment adding 559,500 shares

## Summary
- Amendment to 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved: 19.4M for, 406k against; shares increased by 559,500.
- All eight director nominees elected; Bodor, Black, Chand, Chin, Gawlick, Greiner, Krantz, Wehrwein.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 16.99M for, 2.80M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY 2023: 22.28M for, 107k against.
- Shareholder proposal 'Fair Elections' failed: 2.91M for, 16.87M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-015104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRLB
- cik: 0001443669
- company_name: Proto Labs Inc
- filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/prlb20230517_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Proto Labs Inc shareholders approved Advisory approval of executive compensation at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: Proposal 3. Advisory approval of executive compensation. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 16,986,784 2,797,389 46,562 2,590,556
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Proto Labs Inc shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal entitled Fair Elections at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: Proposal 5. The shareholder proposal entitled Fair Elections failed by the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 2,907,451 16,869,090 54,194 2,590,556
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Proto Labs Inc shareholders approved Approval of the amendment to the Proto Labs, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: Proposal 4. Approval of the amendment to the Proto Labs, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 19,402,862 406,619 21,254 2,590,556
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Proto Labs Inc shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 22,278,770 107,041 35,480 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Proto Labs Inc shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: Proposal 1. Election of Directors. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Robert Bodor 19,580,562 225,047 25,126 2,590,556 Archie C. Black 15,827,166 3,987,377 16,192 2,590,556 Sujeet Chand 17,615,018 2,201,653 14,064 2,590,556 Moonhie Chin 17,550,279 2,262,872 17,584 2,590,556 Rainer Gawlick 19,388,660 427,425 14,650 2,590,556 Stacy Greiner 19,610,484 203,527 16,724 2,590,556 Donald G. Krantz 19,448,117 366,069 16,549 2,590,556 Sven A. Wehrwein 18,897,052 920,247 13,436 2,590,556
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000143774923015104/0001437749-23-015104-index.htm

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