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accession: "0001558370-22-009303"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXTI"
cik: "0001051627"
company_name: "AXT INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T07:28:38.352123+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AXT shareholders elect Christine Russell as Class III director, approve compensation and auditor

## Summary
- Christine Russell elected as Class III director with 94.4% of votes cast (26,022,373 for).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 26,302,231 for, 486,321 against.
- Ratification of BPM LLP as independent auditor for FY2022 passed with 32,469,274 for.
- Broker non-votes were 6,180,386 on director election and compensation proposals.
- Annual Meeting held May 19, 2022; all three proposals approved by shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-009303
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXTI
- cik: 0001051627
- company_name: AXT INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000155837022009303/0001558370-22-009303-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000155837022009303/axti-20220519x8k.htm

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