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): August 30, 2018
Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter; address of principal executive offices; registrant’s telephone number, including area code | State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
0-49807 | Washington Gas Light Company 1000 Maine Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20024 (703) 750-4440 | District of Columbia and Virginia | 53-0162882 |
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: n/a
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Washington Gas Light Company (the “Company”) was held on August 30, 2018. Of the 46,760,136 shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote, 46,479,598 were represented at the Annual Meeting, constituting a 99% quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Item No. 1: All of the Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) nominees for director were elected to the Board to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Adrian P. Chapman | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
James W. Dyke, Jr. | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
Linda R. Gooden | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
Phillip R. Knoll | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
John E. Lowe | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
Dale S. Rosenthal | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
John F. Stark | 46,479,598 | 0 | 0 |
Item No. 2: The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
46,479,598 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Item No. 3: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
46,479,598 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Washington Gas Light Company | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
August 31, 2018 | By: | /s/ Vincent L. Ammann, Jr. | ||||
Vincent L. Ammann, Jr. | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||