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 19, 2010 |
RRI Energy, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-16455 | 76-0655566 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1000 Main Street, Houston, Texas | 77002 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (713) 497-3000 |
Not Applicable
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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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RRI Energy, Inc. (RRI) was held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The following matters were submitted to a vote of RRIs stockholders:
(1) | Votes regarding the election of the following persons as directors to serve until RRIs next annual meeting of stockholders in 2011 were as follows: |
BROKER | ||||||||||||||||
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NON-VOTES | |||||||||||||
E. William Barnett |
274,459,957 | 5,267,735 | 470,503 | 34,750,548 | ||||||||||||
Mark M. Jacobs |
272,455,235 | 7,256,030 | 486,930 | 34,750,548 | ||||||||||||
Steven L. Miller |
267,274,460 | 12,511,434 | 412,301 | 34,750,548 | ||||||||||||
Laree E. Perez |
266,959,736 | 12,768,951 | 469,508 | 34,750,548 | ||||||||||||
Evan J. Silverstein |
267,113,174 | 12,616,906 | 468,115 | 34,750,548 |
(2) Votes regarding ratification of the Audit Committees selection of KPMG LLP as RRIs independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | ||||||
311,223,896
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2,849,725 | 875,112 |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
Dates for Submission of Stockholder Proposals for 2011 Annual Meeting
In order for stockholder proposals submitted under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act to be presented at RRIs 2011 annual meeting of stockholders and included in its proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting, the proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on December 7, 2010 to RRIs Corporate Secretary via mail to RRI Energy, Inc., P.O. Box 3795, Houston, Texas 77253. Any change of address will be posted on the RRI website at www.rrienergy.com, which RRI stockholders should verify prior to any mailing to RRIs Corporate Secretary.
In addition, RRI stockholders may present business at a stockholder meeting without having submitted the proposal under Rule 14a-8 as discussed above. For business to be properly brought or nominations of persons for election to the RRI board to be properly made at the time of the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, notice must be received by the Corporate Secretary of RRI at the address in the preceding paragraph (or as may be updated on the RRI website) between January 19, 2011 and 5:00 p.m. Central Time on February 18, 2011. If, however, RRIs 2011 annual meeting of stockholders is called for a date that is not within 25 days before or after May 19, 2011, notice must be received by RRIs Corporate Secretary at the address in the preceding paragraph (or as may be updated on the RRI website) no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of RRIs 2011 annual meeting of stockholders is mailed or public disclosure of that date is made, whichever occurs first. The notice must comply with the requirements of Article II, Section 11 or Article III, Section 4 of RRIs bylaws, as applicable, and indicate whether the stockholder intends to deliver or otherwise solicit proxies in support of the proposal or nomination. A copy of RRIs bylaws may be obtained upon written request to the Corporate Secretary.
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.
RRI Energy, Inc. | ||||
May 21, 2010 | By: |
/s/ Thomas C. Livengood
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Name: Thomas C. Livengood | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Controller |