Form 8-K

 

 

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 1, 2012

 

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-14901   51-0337383

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

CNX Center

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(724) 485-4000

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

On May 1, 2012, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The final results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1: The following individuals were elected as directors to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2013 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified:

 

Director Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

J. Brett Harvey

     180,882,506         7,896,441         13,082,039   

Philip W. Baxter

     181,952,368         6,826,579         13,082,039   

James E. Altmeyer, Sr.

     159,873,421         28,905,526         13,082,039   

William E. Davis

     184,424,154         4,354,793         13,082,039   

Raj K. Gupta

     184,511,067         4,267,880         13,082,039   

Patricia A. Hammick

     183,489,705         5,289,242         13,082,039   

David C. Hardesty, Jr.

     160,254,100         28,524,847         13,082,039   

John T. Mills

     182,297,696         6,481,251         13,082,039   

William P. Powell

     182,482,253         6,296,694         13,082,039   

Joseph T. Williams

     182,167,110         6,611,837         13,082,039   

There were no abstentions on this matter.

Proposal 2: The Amended and Restated CONSOL Energy Inc. Equity Incentive Plan was approved.

 

For:

     178,951,331   

Against:

     9,663,706   

Abstained:

     163,910   

Broker Non-Votes:

     13,082,039   

Proposal 3: Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 

For:

     201,278,630   

Against:

     380,285   

Abstained:

     202,071   

Proposal 4: A non-binding resolution regarding named executive officer compensation was approved.

 

For:

     101,973,978   

Against:

     86,214,550   

Abstained:

     590,419   

Broker Non-Votes:

     13,082,039   


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.

 

CONSOL ENERGY INC.
By:  

/s/ Stephen W. Johnson

  Stephen W. Johnson,
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: May 2, 2012