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 10, 2012
SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35423 | 90-0640593 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600 Lisle, Illinois |
60532 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000
N/A
(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. |
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:
1. On the matter of the election of two directors, Frederick A. Henderson and Alvin Bledsoe, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2015, the vote was as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Frederick A. Henderson |
49,575,197 | 2,383,190 | 6,865,131 | |||||||||
| Alvin Bledsoe |
50,663,736 | 1,294,651 | 6,865,131 | |||||||||
2. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation, the vote was as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 50,015,546 |
1,770,147 | 172,694 | 6,865,131 |
3. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of advisory stockholder approval of the Company’s executive compensation, the vote was as follows:
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 46,060,243 |
104,977 | 5,616,996 | 176,171 | 6,865,131 |
4. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the vote was as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 58,585,706 |
147,896 | 89,916 |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Denise R. Cade | |
| Denise R. Cade | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: May 11, 2012