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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): January 28, 2021

 

Commission

File Number

 

Name of Registrant, Address of Principal

Executive Offices and Telephone Number

 

State of

Incorporation

 

IRS Employer

Identification No.

1-16681

 

Spire Inc.
700 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500

 

Missouri

 

74-2976504

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock $1.00 par value

 

SR

 

New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share

 

SR.PRA

 

New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.      

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held virtually on January 28, 2021. A total of 47,158,658 common shares, constituting 91.29% of the shares entitled to vote, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. At the meeting, the shareholders cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The three (3) nominees for director, each to serve for a three (3) year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2024, received the following vote:

 

Number of Votes

 

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Mark A. Borer

41,612,371

526,848

5,019,439

Maria V. Fogarty

41,461,805

677,414

5,019,439

Stephen S. Schwartz

41,540,324

598,895

5,019,439

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:

Number of Votes

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

40,507,852

1,487,925

143,442

5,019,439

 

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2021 received the following vote:

Number of Votes

For

Against

Abstain

45,698,221

1,379,044

81,393

 

 


 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Spire Inc.

Date:

February 1, 2021

 

By:

 

/s/ Ellen L. Theroff

 

 

 

 

Ellen L. Theroff

Vice President, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary