UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 6, 2010
Mirant Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-16107 | 20-3538156 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1155 Perimeter Center West, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia | 30338 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 579-5000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mirant Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, May 6, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders:
(1) Votes regarding the election of the following persons as directors for a one-year term expiring in 2011 were as follows:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
Thomas W. Cason | 103,133,898 | 4,515,429 | 11,669,616 | |||
A.D. (Pete) Correll | 94,431,383 | 13,217,944 | 11,669,616 | |||
Terry G. Dallas | 105,350,278 | 2,299,049 | 11,669,616 | |||
Thomas H. Johnson | 100,109,058 | 7,540,269 | 11,669,616 | |||
John T. Miller | 105,349,928 | 2,299,399 | 11,669,616 | |||
Edward R. Muller | 105,026,183 | 2,623,144 | 11,669,616 | |||
Robert C. Murray | 105,347,387 | 2,301,940 | 11,669,616 | |||
William L. Thacker | 94,584,053 | 13,065,274 | 11,669,616 |
There were no abstentions for this item.
(2) Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | ||
| 117,003,021 | 2,196,856 | 119,066 |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
(3) Votes on a stockholder rights plan originally adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 26, 2009, and amended on February 25, 2010 and April 28, 2010, were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 94,705,873 | 12,231,778 | 711,676 | 11,669,616 |
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(4) Votes on the approval of the material terms of the performance goals included in the Mirant Corporation 2005 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | ||
| 110,430,160 | 8,131,123 | 757,660 |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
(5) Votes on a stockholder proposal regarding the setting of quantitative goals for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 36,899,526 | 59,785,949 | 10,963,852 | 11,669,616 |
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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.
Date: May 11, 2010
| Mirant Corporation |
| /s/ Angela M. Nagy |
| Angela M. Nagy |
| Vice President and Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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