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 5, 2011
Pennichuck
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
New Hampshire | 0-18552 | 02-0177370 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
25 Manchester Street,
Merrimack, New Hampshire |
03054 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 882-5191
Not
Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Votes | Votes | |||||||||||||||
For | Withheld | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
1. | Election of Directors: |
|||||||||||||||
Joseph A. Bellavance
|
2,725,656 | 173,996 | 716,403 | |||||||||||||
Janet M. Hansen
|
2,725,536 | 174,116 | 716,403 | |||||||||||||
Hannah M. McCarthy
|
2,713,282 | 186,370 | 716,403 | |||||||||||||
James M. Murphy
|
2,725,213 | 174,439 | 716,403 |
Votes | Votes | |||||||||||||||
For | Against | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
2. | Ratification of the Appointment of ParenteBeard LLC
as the Companys Independent Registered Public
Accountants for the Year Ending December 31, 2011
|
3,579,303 | 25,567 | 11,185 |
Votes | Votes | |||||||||||||||
For | Against | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
3. | Advisory (non-binding) vote on the approval of the
compensation of the Companys Named Executive
Officers (Say on Pay)
|
2,023,650 | 127,899 | 1,464,506 |
One | Two | Three | Non- | |||||||||||||||||
Year | Years | Years | Votes | |||||||||||||||||
4. | Advisory (non-binding) vote on the desired frequency
on which Shareholders will have an advisory
vote on the approval of the compensation of
the Companys Named Executive Officers
(Say When on Pay)
|
1,951,346 | 40,117 | 161,085 | 1,463,507 |
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.
PENNICHUCK
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: May 6, 2011
By: /s/ Thomas C. Leonard
Thomas C. Leonard
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer