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 7, 2014
CONSOL Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14901 | 51-0337383 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
CNX Center
1000 CONSOL Energy Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(724) 485-4000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 7, 2014, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The final results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are provided below.
Proposal 1: The following individuals were elected as directors to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2015 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified:
| Director Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| J. Brett Harvey |
185,375,007 | 17,164,228 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Nicholas J. DeIuliis |
200,644,567 | 1,894,668 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Philip W. Baxter |
182,821,239 | 19,717,996 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| James E. Altmeyer, Sr. |
171,039,380 | 31,499,855 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Alvin R. Carpenter |
200,629,015 | 1,910,220 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| William E. Davis |
200,108,225 | 2,431,010 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Raj K. Gupta |
201,136,669 | 1,402,566 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| David C. Hardesty, Jr. |
171,425,335 | 31,113,900 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Maureen E. Lally-Green |
201,441,555 | 1,097,680 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| John T. Mills |
183,022,365 | 19,516,670 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| William P. Powell |
200,435,716 | 2,103,519 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph T. Williams |
182,864,552 | 19,674,683 | 5,981,237 | 50 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
| For: |
207,486,599 | |||
| Against: |
939,127 | |||
| Abstain: |
94,796 |
Proposal 3: A non-binding resolution regarding compensation paid to our named executive officers in 2013 was approved.
| For: |
159,060,902 | |||
| Against: |
43,270,098 | |||
| Abstain: |
208,285 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
5,981,237 |
Proposal 4: The shareholder proposal regarding political contributions was rejected.
| For: |
23,604,800 | |||
| Against: |
145,212,847 | |||
| Abstain: |
33,721,638 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
5,981,237 |
Proposal 5: The shareholder proposal regarding a climate change report was rejected.
| For: |
30,186,155 | |||
| Against: |
138,371,318 | |||
| Abstain: |
33,981,812 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
5,981,237 |
Proposal 6: The shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman was rejected.
| For: |
81,730,019 | |||
| Against: |
120,690,973 | |||
| Abstain: |
118,293 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
5,981,237 |
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.
| CONSOL ENERGY INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen W. Johnson | |
| Stephen W. Johnson | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer | ||
Dated: May 7, 2014