8-K 1 d587500d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 9, 2018

 

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38147   82-1954058

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(724) 485-3300

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

On May 9, 2018, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The final voting results on the matters considered by stockholders at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1: The individuals listed below were elected as Class I directors to hold office for a three-year term, by the following votes:

 

Director Name

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

James A. Brock

     23,083,845        106,083        2,014,070  

Alvin R. Carpenter

     23,071,623        118,305        2,014,070  

Proposal 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified, by the following votes:

 

For:

     25,151,688  

Against:

     34,860  

Abstain:

     17,450  

Proposal 3: The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2017 was approved on an advisory basis, by the following votes:

 

For:

     22,131,891  

Against:

     1,045,994  

Abstain:

     12,043  

Broker Non-Votes:

     2,014,070  

Proposal 4: The frequency of “one year” for future advisory votes on executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, by the following votes:

 

One Year:

     21,924,003  

Two Years:

     8,310  

Three Years

     1,244,597  

Abstain:

     13,018  

Broker Non-Votes:

     2,014,070  

Based on the voting results for this proposal, the Company has elected at this time to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of executive compensation.


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.

 

CONSOL ENERGY INC.
By:  

/s/ Martha A. Wiegand

Name:   Martha A. Wiegand
Title:   General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: May 9, 2018