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.)

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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2011. Of the 4,679,927 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 3,616,055 shares (representing 77.27%) were present either in person or by proxy. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2011, are as follows:
Description of Matters Submitted
                                 
            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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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 Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say When on Pay”)
    1,951,346       40,117       161,085       1,463,507  

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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

   

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