UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 1, 2013
(Date of earliest event reported)
Gas Natural Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 001-34585 | 27-3003768 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1 First Avenue South, Great Falls, Montana | 59401 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(800) 570-5688
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As previously reported, Gas Natural Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting on December 13, 2012. However, proposals 5 and 6 were not voted upon because the Company had not obtained a sufficient amount of votes to approve these matters.
On March 1, 2013, the Company reconvened the annual meeting at the Company’s offices in Mentor, Ohio. Proposals 5 and 6 were approved as follows:
Proposal 5
The approval of the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of John D. Oil and Gas Marketing Company, LLC (“John D. Marketing”):
| Number of Votes |
||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 4,873,839 | 558,917 | 143,532 | ||
Proposal 6
The approval to issue shares of common stock as consideration for the acquisition of John D. Marketing:
| Number of Votes |
||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 4,837,355 | 602,723 | 136,210 | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Gas Natural Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas J. Smith | |
| Name: | Thomas J. Smith | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated March 6, 2013
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