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 7, 2014

 

 

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 7, 2014, CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 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 2015 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified:

 

Director Name		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes				Abstain
J. Brett Harvey			185,375,007				17,164,228				5,981,237				50
Nicholas J. DeIuliis			200,644,567				1,894,668				5,981,237				50
Philip W. Baxter			182,821,239				19,717,996				5,981,237				50
James E. Altmeyer, Sr.			171,039,380				31,499,855				5,981,237				50
Alvin R. Carpenter			200,629,015				1,910,220				5,981,237				50
William E. Davis			200,108,225				2,431,010				5,981,237				50
Raj K. Gupta			201,136,669				1,402,566				5,981,237				50
David C. Hardesty, Jr.			171,425,335				31,113,900				5,981,237				50
Maureen E. Lally-Green			201,441,555				1,097,680				5,981,237				50
John T. Mills			183,022,365				19,516,670				5,981,237				50
William P. Powell			200,435,716				2,103,519				5,981,237				50
Joseph T. Williams			182,864,552				19,674,683				5,981,237				50

Proposal 2: Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

For:			207,486,599
Against:			939,127
Abstain:			94,796

Proposal 3: A non-binding resolution regarding compensation paid to our named executive officers in 2013 was approved.

 

For:			159,060,902
Against:			43,270,098
Abstain:			208,285
Broker Non-Votes:			5,981,237

Proposal 4: The shareholder proposal regarding political contributions was rejected.

 

For:			23,604,800
Against:			145,212,847
Abstain:			33,721,638
Broker Non-Votes:			5,981,237

Proposal 5: The shareholder proposal regarding a climate change report was rejected.

 

For:			30,186,155
Against:			138,371,318
Abstain:			33,981,812
Broker Non-Votes:			5,981,237

Proposal 6: The shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman was rejected.

 

For:			81,730,019
Against:			120,690,973
Abstain:			118,293
Broker Non-Votes:			5,981,237

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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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2014