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) | May 30, 2017 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | May 25, 2017 |
ONE Gas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma | 001-36108 | 46-3561936 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
15 East Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 947-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 25, 2017, the shareholders of ONE Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the material terms of our annual officer incentive plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as detailed below under Item 5.07. The annual officer incentive plan was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on November 18, 2016, subject to shareholder approval at the 2017 annual meeting of the material terms of the plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The material terms of the annual officer incentive plan are described in “Proposal 3-Approval of the Annual Officer Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2017, which description is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 25, 2017. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:
1. | The individuals set forth below were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company as Class III directors to serve three-year terms expiring at our 2020 annual meeting of shareholders by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Robert B. Evans | 42,016,475.554 | 956,267.164 | 141,893.712 | 5,796,505.000 | ||||
Michael G. Hutchinson | 42,258,088.828 | 705,685.579 | 150,862.023 | 5,796,505.000 | ||||
2. | The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, was ratified by a majority of the voting power of the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | |||
48,427,690.244 | 320,399.881 | 163,051.305 | |||
3. | The advisory vote on compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in our Proxy Statement for the 2017 annual meeting, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved by a majority of the voting power of the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
41,726,706.300 | 991,267.400 | 396,662.730 | 5,796,505.000 | ||||
4. | The approval of the material terms of our annual officer incentive plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was approved by a majority of the voting power of the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to the vote as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
41,732,467.343 | 940,611.300 | 441,557.787 | 5,796,505.000 | ||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ONE Gas, Inc. | |||
Date: | May 30, 2017 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan |
Curtis L. Dinan Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
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