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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549   
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2025
 
 
MESA LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Colorado
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
0-11740
(Commission File Number)
84-0872291
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
12100 West Sixth Avenue,
Lakewood, Colorado
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
80228

(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-987-8000
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, no par value
 
MLAB
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
 


 
 

 
ITEM 5.07          SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
On August 22, 2025, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of 5,501,454 shares of Mesa’s common stock were entitled to vote, of which 5,203,377 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
The certified results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, are as follows:
 
Proposal 1 Election of directors
 
Each of John J. Sullivan, Gary M. Owens, Jenny S. Alltoft, Shannon M. Hall, Shiraz S. Ladiwala, R. Tony Tripeny, and Mark C. Capone was elected to the board of directors of Mesa to hold office for a one-year term, until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders:
 
   
For
    Withheld    
Broker
Non-Votes
 
John J. Sullivan, Ph.D.
    4,690,793       195,707       316,877  
Gary M. Owens
    4,717,660       168,840       316,877  
Jennifer S. Alltoft
    4,775,822       110,678       316,877  
Shannon M. Hall     4,767,236       119,264       316,877  
Shiraz S. Ladiwala
    4,788,493       98,007       316,877  
R. Tony Tripeny
    4,844,064       42,436       316,877  
Mark C. Capone
    4,845,315       41,185       316,877  
 
Subsequent to the election of the board members, the Board of Directors appointed members to its committees as follows: 
 
Audit Committee
    Compensation Committee    
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
 
  R. Tony Tripeny, Chair       Mark C. Capone, Chair       Jennifer S. Alltoft, Chair  
  Jennifer S. Alltoft       Shannon M. Hall       Shannon M. Hall  
  Mark C. Capone       R. Tony Tripeny       Shiraz S. Ladiwala  
 
 
Proposal 2 Ratification of the selection by our Audit Committee of Baker Tilly US, LLP to serve as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026
 
The appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2026 was approved:
 
 
For
  Against  
Abstain
 
Broker 
Non-Votes
5,200,789   1,732   856  
-
 
 
Proposal 3 Approval on a non-binding basis of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers
 
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, was approved on a non-binding advisory basis:
 
For
  Against  
Abstain
 
Broker 
Non-Votes
4,476,544   275,297   134,659  
316,877
 
 
 
Proposal 4 – Approval of an amendment to the Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
 
The amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was approved:
 
For
  Against  
Abstain
 
Broker 
Non-Votes
4,601,685   247,476   37,339  
316,877
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
DATE: August 25, 2025
 
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
   
(Registrant)
     
     
 
BY: 
/s/ Gary M. Owens  
   
Gary M. Owens
   
President and Chief Executive Officer