UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 27, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 000-00643 | 46-3235589 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 330 West William Street, Corning, New York | 14830 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(607) 936-3755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation (the “Company”) held on Wednesday, April 27, 2017, the Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The shareholders elected the following eight directors, to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and have qualified:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Henry B. Cook, Jr. | 1,939,231 | 8,073 | 0 | 316,770 |
| Michael I. German | 1,931,314 | 15,990 | 0 | 316,770 |
| Ted W. Gibson | 1,942,014 | 5,290 | 0 | 316,770 |
| Robert B. Johnston | 1,929,689 | 17,616 | 0 | 316,770 |
| Joseph P. Mirabito | 1,928,236 | 19,069 | 0 | 316,770 |
| William Mirabito | 1,928,236 | 19,069 | 0 | 316,770 |
| George J. Welch | 1,932,454 | 14,850 | 0 | 316,770 |
| John B. Williamson III | 1,942,014 | 5,290 | 0 | 316,770 |
Proposal 2: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation.
The Company’s shareholders approved, in and advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,808,145 | 16,904 | 122,255 | 316,770 |
Proposal 3: Frequency of Say-on-Pay Voting: One,Two or Three Years.
The Company's shareholders approved, in an advisory vote, a resolution to include every year a say-on-pay proposal in our proxy materials for future annual shareholder meetings or any special shareholder meeting for which we must include executive compensation information in the proxy statement for that meeting, with the voting as follows:
| Votes For One Year Frequency | Votes For Two Year Frequency | Votes for Three Year Frequency | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,796,211 | 7,009 | 128,036 | 16,047 | 316,770 |
Proposal 4: Ratification of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
The appointment of Freed Maxick CPAs as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, was ratified as follows
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 2,261,886 | 777 | 1,411 | 0 |
No other matters were voted upon at the meeting.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 27, 2017, at its regular meeting the Board of Directors of the Company elected the following officers:
Michael I. German – Chief Executive Officer and President
Firouzeh Sarhangi – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Stanley G. Sleve – Vice President – Administration and Corporate Secretary
Matthew Cook – Vice President of Operations and Engineering
Russell Miller – Vice President of Business Development
In addition, the Board of Directors made the following Committee assignments:
Audit Committee
John Williamson, Chairman
William Mirabito
Henry Cook
Nominating/Compensation Committee
Ted Gibson, Chairman
Joseph Mirabito
John Williamson
Henry Cook
Rob Johnston
Corporate Governance Committee
George J. Welch, Chairman
William Mirabito
Ted Gibson
Rob Johnston
The Company, as the sole shareholder of Corning Natural Gas Corporation (the “Gas Company”), reelected the Board of Directors of the Gas Company, and the Board of Directors of the Gas Company re-elected the officers, being the same as those of the Company.
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.
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation
Dated: May 1, 2017
By: /s/ Michael I. German
President and Chief Executive Officer