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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 20, 2020

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Sunnova Energy International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-38995
30-1192746
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 475
Houston, Texas 77046
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(281) 985-9904
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
NOVA
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).

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. ☐




Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Sunnova Energy International Inc. (the "Company") held on May 20, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting"), the stockholders voted on the following matters:

•
Election of three Class I director nominees;
•
Establishment, by a stockholder non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of submission to stockholders of the advisory vote regarding executive compensation; and
•
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 2020.

No other matters were presented for a vote at the annual meeting. As of the record date, March 23, 2020, there were 84,026,062 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The holders of a total of 63,036,623 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. A quorum being present, the voting results for the matters above are as follows:

1.
Election of Directors.
Name
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
William J. Berger
 
58,548,078
 
3,208,424
 
1,280,121
Rahman D'Argenio
 
58,414,130
 
3,342,372
 
1,280,121
Michael C. Morgan
 
61,738,189
 
18,313
 
1,280,121

Each of the nominees was elected for a three-year term.

2.
Approval by stockholder non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers.
ONE YEAR
 
TWO YEARS
 
THREE YEARS
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
61,341,107
 
3,669
 
21,114
 
390,612
 
1,280,121

On an advisory basis, one year was established as the frequency of submission to the stockholders of the advisory vote regarding executive compensation.

3.
Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year 2020.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
63,020,260
 
14,580
 
1,783

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified.





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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
SUNNOVA ENERGY INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 20, 2020
By:
/s/ Walter A. Baker
 
 
Walter A. Baker
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary