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 5, 2016

 

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35423		90-0640593
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)
1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600 Lisle, Illinois				60532
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000

N/A

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

 

 

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

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 5, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:

1. On the matter of the election of three directors, John W. Rowe, Andrew D. Africk and Robert A. Peiser, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2019, the vote was as follows:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		No. of Shares Abstaining
Andrew D. Africk		48,115,316		335.307		54,114
Robert A. Peiser		48,086,476		341,758		76,503
John W. Rowe		42,347,799		362,663		5,794,275

Number of broker non-votes: 6,299,074.

2. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
40,884,809		7,538,931		80,997

Number of broker non-votes: 6,299,074.

3. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
54,620,864		106,166		76,781

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter

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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.

 

Date: May 5, 2016