Spire Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

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): January 30, 2025

 

Commission File Number		Name of Registrant, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number		State of Incorporation		IRS Employer Identification No.
1-16681		Spire Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500		Missouri		74-2976504

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $1.00 par value		SR		New York Stock Exchange LLC
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share		SR.PRA		New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07 Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held virtually on January 30, 2025. A total of 52,394,903 common shares, constituting 90.64% of the shares entitled to vote, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. At the meeting, the shareholders cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The three (3) nominees for director, each to serve for a three (3) year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2028, received the following vote:

	Number of Votes
	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Carrie J. Hightman	46,942,150	651,932	4,808,813
Paul D. Koonce	46,994,139	599,943	4,808,813
Brenda D. Newberry	45,282,655	2,311,427	4,808,813

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
46,719,848	743,929	130,305	4,808,813

 

Proposal 3 – Approval of Spire 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

The approval of the Spire 2025 Equity Incentive Plan received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
42,128,091	5,364,691	101,300	4,808,813

 

 

Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2025 received the following vote:

 

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain
51,257,621	1,061,000	84,274

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

			Spire Inc.
Date:	January 31, 2025		By:	/s/ Courtney M. Vomund
				Courtney M. Vomund Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary

 

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