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): | January 28, 2016 |
Commission File No. | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
1-16681 | The Laclede Group, Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | Missouri | 74-2976504 |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 28, 2016. At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1
Election of three (3) directors (Brenda D. Newberry, Suzanne Sitherwood and Mary Ann Van Lokeren) to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2019 received the following vote:
Number of Votes | |||
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
Brenda D. Newberry | 32,423,671 | 595,247 | 5,748,517 |
Suzanne Sitherwood | 32,360,459 | 658,459 | 5,748,517 |
Mary Ann Van Lokeren | 32,306,668 | 712,250 | 5,748,517 |
Proposal 2
Re-Approval of the Laclede Group Annual Incentive Plan, as amended, received the following vote:
Number of Votes | |||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
32,192,856 | 659,550 | 166,512 | 5,748,517 |
Proposal 3
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2016 received the following vote:
Number of Votes | ||
For | Against | Abstain |
38,299,318 | 399,247 | 68,870 |
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.
THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC. | |||
Date: January 29, 2016 | By: | /s/ E. L. Theroff | |
E. L. Theroff Vice President, Corporate and Shared Services Governance and Standards and Corporate Secretary | |||