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): March 6, 2014

 

 

 

Commission

File Number

   

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

and principal office address and telephone number

   

State of

Incorporation

   

I.R.S. Employer

Identification

No.

1-16163   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

101 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20080

(703) 750-2000

    Virginia    52-2210912
0-49807   

Washington Gas Light Company

101 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20080

(703) 750-4440

   

District of Columbia

and Virginia

    53-0162882

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: None

 

 

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))

 

 

 

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Annual Meetings of Shareholders of WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas Light Company were held on March 6, 2014.

WGL Holdings, Inc.

At the WGL Holdings, Inc. 2014 Annual Meeting held on March 6, 2014, of the 51,859,010 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 45,721,037 were represented, constituting a 88.16% quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

Item No. 1:    All of the board’s nominees for director were elected to the Board of Directors of WGL Holdings, Inc. to serve until the company’s 2014 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Withheld      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
Michael Barnes      33,774,542         0         1,613,430         0         10,333,065   
George P. Clancy, Jr.      33,995,336         0         1,392,636         0         10,333,065   
James W. Dyke, Jr.      35,011,648         0         376,324         0         10,333,065   
Melvyn J. Estrin      34,027,506         0         1,360,466         0         10,333,065   
Nancy C. Floyd      35,061,754         0         326,218         0         10,333,065   
Linda R. Gooden      35,050,005         0         337,967         0         10,333,065   
James F. Lafond      35,052,170         0         335,802         0         10,333,065   
Debra L. Lee      33,789,430         0         1,598,542         0         10,333,065   
Terry D. McCallister      33,375,545         0         2,012,427         0         10,333,065   

 

Item No. 2:    The shareowners approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers, by the votes set forth below: 

 

For   Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
29,194,940     5,584,453        608,579        10,333,065   

 

Item No. 3:    The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014 was ratified by the shareowners, by the votes set forth below:

 

For   Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
44,070,293     1,477,222        173,522        0   

Washington Gas Light Company

At the Washington Gas Light Company 2014 Annual Meeting held on March 6, 2014, of the 46,760,136 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 46,479,536 were represented, constituting a 99% quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Item No. 1:    All of the board’s nominees for director were elected to the Board of Directors of Washington Gas Light Company to serve until the company’s 2014 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Withheld      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
Michael Barnes      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
George P. Clancy, Jr.      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
James W. Dyke, Jr.      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
Melvyn J. Estrin      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
Nancy C. Floyd      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
Linda R. Gooden      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
James F. Lafond      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
Debra L. Lee      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   
Terry D. McCallister      46,479,536         0         0         0         0   

 

Item No. 2:    The shareowners approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below: 

 

For   Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
46,479,536     0        0        0   

 

Item No. 3:    The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014 was ratified by the shareowners, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
  46,479,536        0        0        0   

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this Report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

and

Washington Gas Light Company

(Registrants)

Date: March 11, 2014    

/s/    William R. Ford        

    William R. Ford
    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
    (Principal Accounting Officer)