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 8, 2018

 

 

Aqua America, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania		001-06659		23-1702594
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania				19010-3489
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-527-8000

 

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Aqua America, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 8, 2018 at the Drexelbrook Banquet Facility & Corporate Events Center, 4700 Drexelbrook Drive, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026, pursuant to the Notice sent, on or about March 29, 2018, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2018. At the annual meeting:

1. The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes received are set forth adjacent to the names below:

 

Name of Nominee		For				Withheld
Carolyn J. Burke			109,512,997				1,186,920
Nicholas DeBenedictis			108,507,970				2,191,947
Christopher H. Franklin			107,081,602				3,618,315
William P. Hankowsky			97,526,256				13,173,661
Daniel J. Hilferty			108,937,255				1,762,662
Wendell F. Holland			109,538,648				1,161,269
Ellen T. Ruff			109,043,069				1,656,848

 

There were 41,022,179 broker non-votes recorded for each nominee.

 

2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2018 fiscal year, was ratified by the following vote of shareholders:

 

For				Against				Abstain
	149,114,400				2,038,123				569,573

 

There were no broker non-votes for the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.

3. The advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2017 as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was approved by the following vote of shareholders:

 

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	103,353,240				5,503,135				1,843,542				41,022,179

 

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.

	AQUA AMERICA, INC.
May 11, 2018	By:	/s/ Christopher P. Luning
	Name:	Christopher P. Luning
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary