SunCoke Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$SXC
Steel/Iron Ore
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2024 Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Virtual Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2024. At the Virtual Annual Meeting, stockholders holding and entitled to vote 75,956,227 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 90.34% of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on the record date for the Virtual Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum, were present in person or by proxy. At the Virtual Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:
1.On the matter of the election of two directors, Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr. and Susan R. Landahl, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2027, the vote was as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | |||||||||||||||||
| Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr. | 70,173,911 | 505,248 | 55,265 | |||||||||||||||||
| Susan R. Landahl | 65,105,883 | 5,565,306 | 63,235 | |||||||||||||||||
Number of broker non-votes: 5,221,803
2. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the vote was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | ||||||||||||
| 67,260,475 | 3,398,110 | 75,839 | ||||||||||||
Number of broker non-votes: 5,221,803
3. On the matter of the advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the vote was as follows:
| Votes for One Year | Votes for Two Years | Votes for Three Years | No. of Shares Abstaining | |||||||||||||||||
| 63,937,059 | 54,707 | 6,676,269 | 66,389 | |||||||||||||||||
Number of broker non-votes: 5,221,803
4. 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, 2024, the vote was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | ||||||||||||
| 75,121,238 | 784,664 | 50,325 | ||||||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
The results reported above are final voting results.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 16th day of May, 2024.
| SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ John J. DiRocco, Jr. | ||||
Name: | John J. DiRocco, Jr. | ||||
Title: | Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||