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): April 28, 2016
Commission | Registrant, State of Incorporation, | I.R.S. Employer |
File Number | Address and Telephone Number | Identification No. |
1-8809 | SCANA Corporation (a South Carolina corporation) | 57-0784499 |
100 SCANA Parkway, Cayce, South Carolina 29033 | ||
(803) 217-9000 | ||
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.
At our annual meeting of shareholders held on April 28, 2016, the following matters were voted upon by the holders of our common stock.
1. | The following directors were elected for terms expiring at our 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (except Mr. Micali, whose term will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting as a result of his reaching mandatory retirement age). |
Nominee | Votes For | Authority Withheld | Broker Nonvotes | |||
Gregory E. Aliff | 93,409,676 | 899,661 | 26,963,026 | |||
Sharon A. Decker | 93,234,710 | 1,074,627 | 26,963,026 | |||
Kevin B. Marsh | 90,479,259 | 3,830,078 | 26,963,026 | |||
James M. Micali | 92,037,933 | 2,271,404 | 26,963,026 | |||
2. | The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm was approved. |
Votes For | 119,821,049 |
Votes Against | 964,442 |
Abstentions | 486,872 |
Broker Nonvotes | 0 |
3. | An amendment to and restatement of the Director Compensation and Deferral Plan to implement annual limits on the total number of shares that may be issued to any individual participant each year was approved. |
Votes For | 91,445,566 |
Votes Against | 2,059,251 |
Abstentions | 804,520 |
Broker Nonvotes | 26,963,026 |
4. | An amendment to and restatement of the Director Compensation and Deferral Plan to increase by 150,000 the number of shares that may be reserved for issuance under the Plan was approved. |
Votes For | 90,104,724 |
Votes Against | 3,188,876 |
Abstentions | 1,015,737 |
Broker Nonvotes | 26,963,026 |
5. | Amendments to our Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors and provide for the annual election of all directors. This proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of at least 80% of all outstanding shares of our common stock, which outstanding shares totaled 142,916,917 as of the record date, as required by our Articles of Incorporation; therefore, such amendments were not adopted. |
Votes For | 91,582,703 |
Votes Against | 2,044,323 |
Abstentions | 682,311 |
Broker Nonvotes | 26,963,026 |
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.
SCANA Corporation | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: April 29, 2016 | By: | /s/James E. Swan, IV | |
James E. Swan, IV | |||
Vice President and Controller | |||