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 16, 2012
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address, and Telephone Number | I.R.S Employer Identification No. |
| 1-15467 | Vectren Corporation | 35-2086905 |
| (An Indiana Corporation) | ||
| One Vectren Square, | ||
| Evansville, Indiana 47708 | ||
| (812) 491-4000 |
Former name or address, if changed since last report:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Vectren Corporation announced the retirement of board member, William G. Mays, at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 16, 2012. Mr. Mays was a member of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee and chair of the Corporate Affairs Committee.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vectren Corporation (the “Company”) adopted amendments to its Code of By-Laws. Effective on May 16, 2012, Section 4.1 was amended to reduce the number of board members from 12 to 11.
Vectren’s amended By-Laws effective May 16, 2012 are attached herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 16, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to, and approved by, the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Commission on March 21, 2012. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1
For the election of the following named persons as directors of the Company to serve, respectively, as such directors for a one-year term and/or until their successors shall be duly elected and shall qualify, as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Carl L. Chapman | 54,746,092.209 | 1,680,715.903 | 17,869,233.000 |
| James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr | 55,600,577.404 | 826,230.708 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Niel C. Ellerbrook | 55,241,236,623 | 1,185,571.489 | 17,869,233.000 |
| John D. Engelbrecht | 55,300,629.266 | 1,126,178.846 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Anton H. George | 55,286,829.203 | 1,139,978.909 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Martin C. Jischke | 55,398,599.370 | 1,028,208.742 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Robert G. Jones | 55,472,157.755 | 954,650.357 | 17,869,233.000 |
| J. Timothy McGinley | 55,279,384.494 | 1,147,423.618 | 17,869,233.000 |
| R. Daniel Sadlier | 55,482,723.470 | 944,084,.642 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Michael L. Smith | 55,471,568.317 | 955,239.795 | 17,869,233.000 |
| Jean L. Wojtowicz | 55,290,925.883 | 1,135,882.229 | 17,869,233.000 |
Proposal 2
Approve the non-binding advisory proposal approving the compensation of Vectren’s named executive officers:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 52,345,582.872 | 1,934,060.960 | 2,147,164.280 | 17,869,233.000 |
Proposal 3
Ratify the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries for 2012:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 72,655,812.489 | 787,999.270 | 852,229.353 | 0 |
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 3.1 | Code of By-Laws of Vectren Corporation as Most Recently Amended as of May 16, 2012 |
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.
VECTREN CORPORATION | |||
| May 18, 2012 | |||
| By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick | |||
| M. Susan Hardwick | |||
| Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 5.03:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 3.1 | Code of By-Laws of Vectren Corporation as Most Recently Amended as of May 16, 2012 |