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
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(Date of report) | May 31, 2023 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | May 25, 2023 |
ONE Gas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Oklahoma | | 001-36108 | | 46-3561936 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
15 East Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 947-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | OGS | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
☐ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 5.07 | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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ONE Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 25, 2023. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below: |
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1. | | Election of Directors. The individuals set forth below were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve one-year terms expiring at our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
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Director | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
Robert B. Evans | | 45,128,563.080 | | 2,647,080.909 | | 149,460.959 | | 3,837,727.000 |
John W. Gibson | | 45,569,290.006 | | 2,254,785.838 | | 101,029.104 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Tracy E Hart | | 45,447,897.855 | | 2,366,753.290 | | 110,453.803 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Michael G. Hutchinson | | 45,180,312.933 | | 2,594,940.507 | | 149,851.508 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Robert S. McAnnally | | 47,367,144.911 | | 443,887.725 | | 114,072.312 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Pattye L. Moore | | 45,330,480.942 | | 2,477,883.197 | | 116,740.809 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Eduardo A. Rodriguez | | 38,611,436.433 | | 9,181,584.808 | | 132,083.707 | | 3,837,727.000 |
Douglas Yaeger | | 44,866,824.768 | | 2,938,421.379 | | 119,858.801 | | 3,837,727.000 |
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2. | | Ratification of our Independent Auditor. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, was ratified by a majority of the voting power of the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain |
51,269,001.052 | | 339,101.285 | | 154,729.611 |
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3. | | Advisory vote on Executive Compensation. The advisory vote on compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in our Proxy Statement for the 2023 annual meeting, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved by a majority of the voting power of the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
45,491,756.089 | | 2,182,904.913 | | 250,443.946 | | 3,837,727.000 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | ONE Gas, Inc. |
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Date: | May 31, 2023 | By: | /s/ Brian K. Shore |
| | | Brian K. Shore Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary |