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 10, 2012

 

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35423   90-0640593

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

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.)

 

 

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.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:

1. On the matter of the election of two directors, Frederick A. Henderson and Alvin Bledsoe, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2015, the vote was as follows:

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

    

Votes Withheld

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Frederick A. Henderson

     49,575,197         2,383,190         6,865,131   

Alvin Bledsoe

     50,663,736         1,294,651         6,865,131   

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

 

Broker Non-Votes

50,015,546

  1,770,147   172,694   6,865,131

3. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of advisory stockholder approval of the Company’s executive compensation, the vote was as follows:

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

46,060,243

  104,977   5,616,996   176,171   6,865,131

4. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the vote was as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

58,585,706

  147,896   89,916

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


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.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Denise R. Cade

  Denise R. Cade
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 11, 2012