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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-17-004535
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170525
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170526
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170526

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AXT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051627
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				943031310
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24085
		FILM NUMBER:		17874061

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4281 TECHNOLOGY DR.
		CITY:			FREMONT
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		510.438.4734

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4281 TECHNOLOGY DR.
		CITY:			FREMONT
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94538

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN XTAL TECHNOLOGY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971217
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">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. [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Item 5.07.&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">AXT, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (&#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;) on May 25, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:</font>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Withheld</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">%</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:86.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Dutch Roman 12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Morris S. Young</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">22,443,626</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:39.60pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">97.67</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:68.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">0</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">0</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">536,392</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">2.33</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:86.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">11,399,332</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Dutch Roman 12pt;font-weight:bold;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Dr. David C. Chang</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">21,988,473</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:39.60pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">95.69</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:68.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">0</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">0</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">991,545</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:36.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">4.31</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:86.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;height:13.90pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">11,399,332</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Dr. Morris S. Young and Dr. David C. Chang were duly elected as the Class I directors.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 2: Advisory vote on executive compensation:&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">21,097,712</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">965,158</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">917,148</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">11,399,322</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The compensation of the Company&#x2019;s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company&#x2019;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017 (the &#x201C;Proxy Statement&#x201D;), was approved on an advisory basis.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:324.00pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Shares</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">%</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">One Year</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">19,078,275</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">83.02</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Two Years</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;39,507</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;"> &nbsp;0.17</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Three Years</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;"> &nbsp;3,229,864</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">14.05</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;632,372</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;"> &nbsp;2.75</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">11,399,332</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:108.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The Company&#x2019;s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, for once every year as the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company holds an advisory vote on executive compensation once every year and, in light of such advisory vote and consistent with the Company&#x2019;s recommendation in the Proxy Statement, the Board determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation once every year.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">34,357,108</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">13,577</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">8,665</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The appointment of BPM LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			&nbsp;
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			<font style="display:inline;"></font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;">
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; border-width:0; color:#000000; height:2pt; lineheight:0; width:100%;'></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p></div><div style="margin-left:12.5816993464052%;margin-right:12.5816993464052%;"></div><div style="margin-left:12.5816993464052%;margin-right:12.5816993464052%;"><p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;"><font style="display:inline;"></font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">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.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">AXT, Inc.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Gary L. Fischer</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Gary L. Fischer</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Date:&nbsp; May 26, 2017</font>
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