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): April 8, 2013
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 0-53713 | 27-0383995 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
215 South Cascade Street, P.O. Box 496, Fergus Falls, MN | 56538-0496 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 410-8780
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of |
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 8, 2013, Mr. Arvid R. Liebe retired from the Board of Directors at the time of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders when his term ended.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Otter Tail Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Shareholder Meeting on April 8, 2013. A total of 36,169,488 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of February 15, 2013 the record date of which 27,939,674 were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon and approved by the Company’s shareholders were:
(1) | the election of three members to the Board of Directors; and |
(2) | the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent |
registered public accounting firm for 2013. |
The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders:
Election of Directors:
| Director’s Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Kathryn O. Johnson | 18,152,118 | 527,730 | 9,259,826 |
| Mark W. Olson | 18,173,544 | 506,304 | 9,259,826 |
| Gary J. Spies | 18,147,116 | 532,732 | 9,259,826 |
All three directors were re-elected to serve three year terms expiring at the time of the 2016 Annual Shareholder Meeting.
Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 27,333,478 | 375,845 | 230,351 | - |
Signature
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, thereunto duly authorized.
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION | ||||
Date: | April 10, 2013 |
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| By | /s/ George A. Koeck | |
George A. Koeck | ||||
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||
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