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): March 11, 2020
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey | | 1-3880 | | 13-1086010 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York | | 14221 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 857-7000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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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 Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | | NFG | | 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 (§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 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Fuel Gas Company (the “Company”) was held on March 11, 2020. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected David H. Anderson as director for a one-year term, David P. Bauer and Barbara M. Baumann as first-time Company directors for one-year terms and Jeffrey W. Shaw, Thomas E. Skains and Ronald J. Tanski as directors for three-year terms. The stockholders also approved named executive officer compensation in a non-binding advisory vote and ratified the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholder proposal requesting that the Company’s Board of Directors undertake the necessary steps to declassify the Board received support from a majority of shares voted.
The vote with respect to Mr. Anderson was as follows: For, 69,428,723 (98.7% of the votes cast); Withheld, 887,952; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557. The vote with respect to Mr. Bauer was as follows: For, 69,446,701 (98.8% of the votes cast); Withheld, 869,974; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557. The vote with respect to Ms. Baumann was as follows: For, 69,500,002 (98.8% of the votes cast); Withheld, 816,673; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557. The vote with respect to Mr. Shaw was as follows: For, 56,703,923 (80.6% of the votes cast); Withheld, 13,612,752; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557. The vote with respect to Mr. Skains was as follows: For, 63,652,321 (90.5% of the votes cast); Withheld, 6,664,354; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557. The vote with respect to Mr. Tanski was as follows: For, 64,193,148 (91.3% of the votes cast); Withheld, 6,123,527; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557.
The advisory vote with respect to approval of named executive officer compensation was as follows: For, 66,077,469 (94.9% of the votes cast); Against, 3,540,313; Abstain, 698,893; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557.
The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm was as follows: For, 77,229,627 (98.0% of the votes cast); Against, 1,611,417; Abstain, 297,188; Broker Non-Votes, 0.
The vote with respect to the stockholder proposal was as follows: For, 50,789,360 (73.2% of the votes cast); Against, 18,623,456; Abstain, 903,859; Broker Non-Votes, 8,821,557.
