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 1, 2013
TECO ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 1-8180 | 59-2052286 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
702 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida 33602
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 228-1111
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) TECO Energy, Inc. (the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 1, 2013.
(b) Based upon the votes reported below, the shareholders elected all of the Corporation’s nominees for director; ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditor for 2013; approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers; and did not approve the shareholder proposal.
Election of Directors
| Director |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| John B. Ramil |
134,571,525 | 1,951,073 | 1,398,428 | 57,604,334 | ||||||||||||
| Tom L. Rankin |
133,914,963 | 2,458,907 | 1,547,156 | 57,604,334 | ||||||||||||
| William D. Rockford |
133,909,924 | 2,181,192 | 1,829,910 | 57,604,334 | ||||||||||||
Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Auditors for 2013
| For |
Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 191,790,777 | 2,545,488 | 1,189,095 | 0 |
Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation
| For |
Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 126,967,720 | 7,676,514 | 3,276,792 | 57,604,334 |
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Amendment of the Corporation’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
| For |
Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 29,600,784 | 95,476,691 | 12,843,551 | 57,604,334 |
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.
| Date: May 3, 2013 | TECO ENERGY, INC. | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Sandra W. Callahan | |||||
| Sandra W. Callahan | ||||||
| Senior Vice President-Finance and Accounting and Chief Financial Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) | ||||||