8K - 2013 Annual Shareholder Mtg
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC   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 23, 2013
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Commission
File No.
Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address,
and Telephone Number
I.R.S Employer
Identification No.
 
 
 
1-15467
Vectren Corporation
35-2086905
 
(An Indiana Corporation)
 
 
One Vectren Square,
 
 
Evansville, Indiana 47708
 
 
(812) 491-4000
 
 
 
 

Former name or address, if changed since last report:
N/A

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

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") of the Company was held on May 23, 2013. At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to and approved by the Company's shareholders, and one proposal, which was opposed by the Board of Directors, was submitted to and voted against by the Company's shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Commission on March 25, 2013. The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

For the election of the following named persons as directors of the Company to serve, respectively, as such directors for a one-year term and/or until their successors shall be duly elected and shall qualify, as follows:

Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Carl L. Chapman
54,087,079

1,657,669

18,207,280

James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
55,067,046

677,702

18,207,280

Niel C. Ellerbrook
54,805,631

939,117

18,207,280

John D. Engelbrecht
54,959,079

785,669

18,207,280

Anton H. George
54,830,499

914,249

18,207,280

Martin C. Jischke
54,970,272

774,475

18,207,280

Robert G. Jones
55,017,461

727,286

18,207,280

J. Timothy McGinley
54,800,635

944,112

18,207,280

R. Daniel Sadlier
55,018,917

725,830

18,207,280

Michael L. Smith
55,065,616

679,132

18,207,280

Jean L. Wojtowicz
54,916,558

828,189

18,207,280


Proposal 2

Approve the non-binding advisory proposal approving the compensation of Vectren's named executive officers:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
52,735,663

2,111,717

897,368

18,207,280


Proposal 3

Ratify the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries for 2013:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
72,990,389

665,061

296,578






Proposal 4

A shareholder proposal by the Utility Workers Union of America regarding the separation of the roles of chair of the board of directors and chief executive officer, which the board of directors opposes:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
11,442,312

43,506,921

795,515

18,207,280


 

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.
 
 
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
 
May 28, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
 
 
M. Susan Hardwick
 
 
Vice President, Controller & Assistant Treasurer