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 4, 2017
SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35423 | 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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:
1. On the matter of the election of two directors, Peter B. Hamilton and James E. Sweetnam, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2020, the vote was as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Against | No. of Shares Abstaining |
|||||||||
| Peter B. Hamilton |
47,893,690 | 3,040,059 | 43,731 | |||||||||
| James E. Sweetnam |
50,475,169 | 457,466 | 44,845 | |||||||||
Number of broker non-votes: 6,538,383.
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 |
||||||||
| 48,541,351 | 2,349,505 | 86,624 | ||||||||
Number of broker non-votes: 6,538,383.
3. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the vote was as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
||||||||
| 57,356,759 | 92,542 | 66,562 | ||||||||
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/ John J. DiRocco Jr. | |
| John J. DiRocco Jr. | ||
| Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: May 5, 2017