8-K 2014 Annual Shareholders Meeting


 
 
 
 
 
 

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):
January 31, 2014
(January 30, 2014)


Commission File No.

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Principal Office Address and Telephone Number
State of Incorporation
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
1-16681

The Laclede Group, Inc.

720 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
Missouri
74-2976504

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 30, 2014. At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:

Proposal 1
The following persons were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is duly qualified and elected:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Edward L. Glotzbach
21,953,555
239,728
5,633,561
W. Stephen Maritz
21,850,459
342,824
5,633,561
John P. Stupp Jr.
21,972,391
220,892
5,633,561

Proposal 2
Advisory approval of compensation of named executives received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
21,137,622
515,771
539,890
5,633,561

Proposal 3
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2014 received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
27,329,899
325,201
171,744







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.

 
 
 
THE LACLEDE GROUP, INC.

  
Date: January 31, 2014
 
By:
/s/ M. C. Kullman
 
 
 
M. C. Kullman
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary