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Issuer:     AXT INC (AXTI)
CIK:        0001051627
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-22T20:08:53+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-021307
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AXT appoints Tracy Liu to Board as independent director; board expands to 5
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- Tracy Liu elected Class II independent director, effective June 17, 2026; board increased from 4 to 5.
- Liu will serve on audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees.
- She has over 30 years of business advisory and tax experience; CPA; also independent director and audit chair of ACM Research.
- Initial RSU award of 2,500 shares plus prorated annual grant of 726 shares, both vesting May 14, 2027.
- CEO cites Liu's international expertise as AXT adds capacity for indium phosphide wafers driven by AI demand.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000143774926021307/0001437749-26-021307-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000143774926021307/axti20260622_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-021307

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