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 16, 2018
Commission File Number | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter; State of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
001-3034 | XCEL ENERGY | 41-0448030 | ||
(a Minnesota corporation) | ||||
414 Nicollet Mall | ||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 | ||||
(612) 330-5500 | ||||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Xcel Energy Inc. (the Company) held its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2018. At the meeting shareholders:
• | elected all 12 directors nominated by the Board of Directors; |
• | approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as set forth in the 2018 proxy statement; and |
• | ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. |
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||
Richard K. Davis | 368,457,375 | 9,188,545 | 1,720,036 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Ben Fowke | 369,414,424 | 6,256,025 | 3,695,506 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Richard T. O’Brien | 375,744,866 | 2,712,291 | 908,799 | 65,232,395 | |||||
David K. Owens | 375,675,524 | 2,781,002 | 909,430 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Christopher J. Policinski | 375,622,257 | 2,841,933 | 901,766 | 65,232,395 | |||||
James T. Prokopanko | 375,521,601 | 2,840,825 | 1,003,530 | 65,232,395 | |||||
A. Patricia Sampson | 369,401,285 | 7,030,747 | 2,933,355 | 65,232,964 | |||||
James J. Sheppard | 375,398,818 | 3,043,441 | 923,697 | 65,232,395 | |||||
David A. Westerlund | 372,373,443 | 5,182,928 | 1,809,585 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Kim Williams | 375,730,385 | 2,703,902 | 931,099 | 65,232,964 | |||||
Timothy V. Wolf | 374,348,022 | 4,076,826 | 941,108 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Daniel Yohannes | 375,309,461 | 3,142,762 | 913,733 | 65,232,395 | |||||
Proposal 2 — Advisory vote on executive compensation
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
358,092,895 | 18,355,357 | 2,917,135 | 65,232,964 | |||
Proposal 3 — Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
436,614,354 | 6,422,188 | 1,561,809 | ||
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.
May 18, 2018 | Xcel Energy Inc. (a Minnesota corporation) |
/s/ Judy M. Poferl | |
Judy M. Poferl | |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Executive Services | |