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 8, 2014

 

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35243   90-0640593

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600  
Lisle, Illinois   60532
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000

N/A

(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.

The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 8, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:

1. On the matter of the election of two directors, Robert J. Darnall and James E. Sweetnam, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2017, the vote was as follows:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Robert J. Darnall

     51,590,965         6,255,235         5,155,562   

James E. Sweetnam

     57,544,952         301,248         5,155,562   

2. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes

Against

 

Votes

Abstained

 

Broker

Non-Votes

56,898,977

  484,635   466,648   5,155,562

3. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

62,823,126

  121,171   61,525

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.


SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
By:   /s/ Denise R. Cade
  Denise R. Cade
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
  Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Date: May 8, 2014