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 6, 2016
Commission File Number | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
1-11299 | ENTERGY CORPORATION (a Delaware corporation) 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone (504) 576-4000 | 72-1229752 |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Entergy Corporation (“Entergy”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 6, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The matters that were submitted to our shareholders for approval at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter are set forth below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in Entergy’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2016.
Proposal 1
Entergy’s shareholders elected eleven (11) directors to serve until the next annual meeting by the following vote:
Nominee | Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Maureen S. Bateman | 138,255,159 | 4,348,979 | 337,935 | 15,522,841 |
Patrick J. Condon | 141,367,713 | 1,227,006 | 347,354 | 15,522,841 |
Leo P. Denault | 132,295,124 | 8,211,242 | 2,435,707 | 15,522,841 |
Kirkland H. Donald | 141,771,744 | 863,333 | 306,996 | 15,522,841 |
Philip L. Frederickson | 141,685,152 | 899,278 | 345,728 | 15,522,841 |
Alexis M. Herman | 134,087,210 | 8,447,641 | 407,222 | 15,522,841 |
Donald C. Hintz | 140,118,949 | 2,566,644 | 256,480 | 15,522,841 |
Stuart L. Levenick | 139,741,311 | 2,880,040 | 320,722 | 15,522,841 |
Blanche L. Lincoln | 140,057,239 | 2,339,273 | 545,561 | 15,522,841 |
Karen A. Puckett | 141,232,196 | 1,371,752 | 338,125 | 15,522,841 |
W.J. “Billy” Tauzin | 139,368,935 | 3,198,683 | 374,455 | 15,522,841 |
Proposal 2
Entergy’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountants for 2016 as set forth below:
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions |
155,908,254 | 2,257,950 | 298,710 |
Proposal 3
Entergy’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation as set forth below:
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
131,641,487 | 10,568,596 | 731,990 | 15,522,841 |
Proposal 4
Entergy’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal submitted by As You Sow, Oakland California, regarding a distributed generation/greenhouse gas emissions report, as set forth below:
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
42,362,089 | 72,155,695 | 28,424,289 | 15,522,841 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Effective as of the Annual Meeting, Entergy’s Lead Director, Gary W. Edwards, retired from the Entergy Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board expressed its appreciation to Mr. Edwards for his outstanding service as a member the Board since 2005 and Lead Director since 2006. The Board at its organizational meeting, which occurred immediately after the Annual Meeting, appointed Stuart L. Levenick, a member of the Board since 2005, as its new Lead Director to serve for a three year term.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Entergy Corporation | |
By:/s/ Marcus V. Brown | |
Marcus V. Brown Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Dated: May 9, 2016 | |