Luminex Corporation expanded the size of the board from nine to ten directors and, to fill the vacancy created thereby, elected Dr. Stephen Eck to the Board as a Class II director, effective March 7, 2016. Dr. Eck's term will expire, along with the terms of the other Class II directors, at the company's annual meeting of stockholders expected to be held in May 2017. Dr. Eck has been appointed to the Strategy and Development Committee of the Board, effective March 7, 2016.