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): June 5, 2014
 
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
001-36087
90-0893251
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification Number)
 
Pier 1, Bay 3
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
 
(415) 283-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(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 Company held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Thursday, June 5, 2014. A total of 47,483,551 shares of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock (the “Common Stock”), representing approximately 93% of such shares outstanding and eligible to vote, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: The following seven nominee directors were elected to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
 
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Alan R. Batkin
45,358,139
806,386
1,319,026
Patricia S. Bellinger
45,329,257
835,268
1,319,026
The Lord Browne of Madingley
45,329,031
835,494
1,319,026
Michael M. Garland
45,602,075
562,450
1,319,026
Douglas G. Hall
45,915,711
248,814
1,319,026
Michael B. Hoffman
45,331,391
833,134
1,319,026
Patricia M. Newson
45,914,194
250,331
1,319,026
 
Proposal 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified by the votes set forth in the table below:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
47,435,057
30,593
17,901
0
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Pattern Energy Group Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: June 6, 2014

PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.
By:
/s/ Dyann Blaine
 
Name:
Dyann Blaine
 
Title:
Vice President and Secretary