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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): January 26, 2017
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Commission File Number | | Name of Registrant, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | | State of Incorporation | | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
1-16681 | | Spire Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 | | Missouri | | 74-2976504 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 26, 2017. At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1
Election of three (3) directors (Edward L. Glotzbach, Rob L. Jones and John P. Stupp Jr.) to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2020 received the following vote:
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| Number of Votes |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Edward L. Glotzbach | 35,050,043 | 540,093 | 5,616,796 |
Rob L. Jones | 35,245,347 | 344,789 | 5,616,796 |
John P. Stupp Jr. | 35,042,571 | 547,565 | 5,616,796 |
Proposal 2
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:
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Number of Votes |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
34,918,908 | 505,581 | 165,647 | 5,616,796 |
Proposal 3
Advisory vote on the interval at which the Company will seek shareholder advisory approval of the compensation of its named executive officers received the following vote:
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Number of Votes |
For | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | 193,251 | 5,616,796 |
30,134,860 | 100,645 | 5,161,380 |
Proposal 4
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2017 received the following vote:
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Number of Votes |
For | Against | Abstain |
40,653,970 | 468,681 | 84,281 |
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 duly authorized.
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| | Spire Inc. |
Date: January 27, 2017 | | By: | /s/ Ellen L. Theroff |
| | | Ellen L. Theroff Vice President, Corporate and Shared Services Governance and Standards and Corporate Secretary |