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
April
23, 2010 (April 22, 2010)
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NICOR
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Illinois
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1-7297
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36-2855175
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1844
Ferry Road
Naperville,
Illinois 60563-9600
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630)
305-9500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
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Item
5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
Nicor
Inc. (“Nicor”) held its annual shareholder meeting on April 22, 2010. As of the
February 22, 2010 record date, a total of 45,245,184 common shares and 1,850
preferred shares were entitled to vote, of which 39,090,756 shares were voted in
person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The matters voted on and approved by
Nicor’s shareholders were:
(1) the
election of thirteen members to the Board of Directors; and
(2)
the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Nicor’s
independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
The
following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to
shareholders:
Election of
Directors
| Director’s Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert M. Beavers, Jr. | 30,336,037 | 905,747 | 7,848,923 |
| Bruce P. Bickner | 30,471,278 | 770,506 | 7,848,923 |
| John H. Birdsall, III | 30,345,607 | 896,177 | 7,848,923 |
| Norman R Bobins | 30,313,603 | 928,181 | 7,848,923 |
| Brenda J. Gaines | 30,668,673 | 573,111 | 7,848,923 |
| Raymond A. Jean | 30,602,441 | 639,343 | 7,848,923 |
| Dennis J. Keller | 30,461,021 | 780,763 | 7,848,923 |
| R. Eden Martin | 28,826,871 | 2,414,913 | 7,848,923 |
| Georgia R. Nelson | 30,708,378 | 533,406 | 7,848,923 |
| Armando J. Olivera | 30,613,829 | 627,955 | 7,848,923 |
| John Rau | 30,467,115 | 774,669 | 7,848,923 |
| John C. Staley | 30,679,089 | 562,695 | 7,848,923 |
| Russ M. Strobel | 30,333,572 | 908,212 | 7,848,923 |
All
thirteen directors were elected to serve until the 2011 annual shareholder
meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Ratification of the
Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
| 38,361,249 | 510,388 | 219,119 |
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Signature
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.
Nicor
Inc.
Date
April 23, 2010
/s/ KAREN K.
PEPPING
Karen
K. Pepping
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer and
Duly
Authorized Officer)