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): May 17, 2011
| Commission File Number |
Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, |
IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
| 0-337 | Wisconsin Power and Light Company (a Wisconsin corporation) 4902 N. Biltmore Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53718 Telephone (608) 458-3311 |
39-0714890 | ||
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(b) The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners during the annual meeting of shareowners of Wisconsin Power and Light Company (the “Company”) on May 17, 2011 are as follows.
1. Election of directors for terms expiring in 2014. Each nominee for director was elected by the following vote:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| William D. Harvey |
13,485,557 | 2,904 | 214,776 | |||||||||
| Singleton B. McAllister |
13,484,391 | 4,070 | 214,776 | |||||||||
2. Advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. This matter was approved by the following vote:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| 13,467,486 | 13,290 | 7,685 | 214,776 | |||||||||
3. Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Annual advisory votes were chosen by the following vote:
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| 13,468,922 | 7,069 | 4,551 | 7,919 | 214,776 | ||||||||||||
4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. This matter was approved by the following vote:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
||||||
| 13,697,775 | 2,560 | 2,902 | ||||||
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(d) In light of these voting results and other factors, the Board of Directors of the Company decided that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers until it decides to hold the next vote on the frequency of such votes. The Company is required to hold a vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of its named executive officers at least once every six years.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Wisconsin Power and Light Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: May 18, 2011 | By: | /s/ William D. Harvey | ||||
| William D. Harvey | ||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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