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Published: 2021-05-26 12:27:11 ET
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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 25, 2021

 

 

NiSource Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-16189   35-2108964
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
file number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

801 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana
  46410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 647-5990

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

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, par value $0.01 per share   NI   New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share and a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $0.01 per share   NI PR B   New York Stock Exchange
Series A Corporate Units   NIMC   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.

Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Stockholder Meeting held on May 25, 2021, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 19, 2021, and the final voting results for each matter.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The number of votes cast for and against each nominee, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee

   Votes For      Votes
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Peter A. Altabef

     326,561,804        5,269,941        703,044        21,873,008  

Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.

     326,566,125        5,264,275        704,389        21,873,008  

Eric L. Butler

     325,322,977        6,637,242        574,570        21,873,008  

Aristides S. Candris

     326,227,737        5,716,766        590,286        21,873,008  

Wayne S. DeVeydt

     329,575,623        2,207,426        751,740        21,873,008  

Joseph Hamrock

     329,513,030        2,350,682        671,077        21,873,008  

Deborah A. Henretta

     326,535,052        5,365,450        634,287        21,873,008  

Deborah A.P. Hersman

     329,903,690        2,044,021        587,078        21,873,008  

Michael E. Jesanis

     326,352,712        5,501,381        680,696        21,873,008  

Kevin T. Kabat

     324,659,457        7,203,165        672,167        21,873,008  

Carolyn Y. Woo

     325,771,994        6,231,628        531,167        21,873,008  

Lloyd M. Yates

     326,780,688        5,081,652        672,449        21,873,008  

Each nominee was elected.

Proposal 2: Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation on an Advisory Basis. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

321,266,524

   10,335,921    932,344

There were 21,873,008 broker non-votes as to Proposal 2.

Proposal 2 was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

348,164,140

   5,525,018    718,639

There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal 3.

Proposal 3 was approved.

Proposal 4: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Enhanced Proxy Access. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

87,618,490

   243,030,559    1,885,740

There were 21,873,008 broker non-votes as to Proposal 4.

Proposal 4 was not approved.


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.

 

    NISOURCE INC.
May 26, 2021     By:  

/s/ Anne-Marie W. D’Angelo

      Anne-Marie W. D’Angelo
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary