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): | March 8, 2012 |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 1-6196 | 56-0556998 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28210 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 704-364-3120 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 8, 2012, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. held its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the voting results for each proposal, including the numbers of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Board of Director’s four nominees as Class II directors with terms expiring in 2015. All nominees were elected by the shareholders.
Nominees
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Votes For (% of votes cast) | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Dr. E. James Burton
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40,198,054 (99%) | 471,690 | 20,637,690 | |||||||||
John W. Harris
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39,727,626 (98%) | 942,118 | 20,637,690 | |||||||||
Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.
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39,132,898 (96%) | 1,536,846 | 20,637,690 | |||||||||
Dr. David E. Shi
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40,156,167 (99%) | 513,577 | 20,637,690 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012. The shareholders approved this proposal.
Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
60,709,376 (99%)
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442,258 | 155,800 | 0 |
Proposal 3: Approval of amendments to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to reduce supermajority voting thresholds. The shareholders did not approve this proposal.
Votes For (% of outstanding shares)
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
39,444,664 (55%)
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715,965 | 509,115 | 20,637,690 |
Proposal 4: Approval of amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to reduce supermajority voting thresholds. The shareholders did not approve this proposal.
Votes For (% of outstanding shares)
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
39,414,995 (54%)
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729,370 | 525,379 | 20,637,690 |
Proposal 5: Advisory vote on executive compensation. The shareholders approved this proposal on an advisory basis.
Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
32,239,164 (82%)
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7,142,206 | 1,288,377 | 20,637,690 |
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.
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | ||||
| March 13, 2012 | By: |
Jane Lewis-Raymond
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| Name: Jane Lewis-Raymond | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance and Community Affairs Officer | ||||