Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp 6-K, filed Jun 21, 2023
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN)
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2023-06-21
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About this 6-K
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp filed this 6-K on June 21, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date: June 20, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-37946
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| Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | ||
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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354 Davis Road
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1, Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F □ Form 40-F ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): □
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 6-K:
| Exhibit | Description | ||||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 20, 2023 | ||||
| 99.2 | Report of Voting Results 2023 | ||||
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.
| ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. | |||||
| (registrant) | |||||
| Date: June 20, 2023 | By: /s/ Darren Myers | ||||
| Name: Darren Myers | |||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Announces Election of Board of Directors
OAKVILLE, Ontario – June 20, 2023 - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (“AQN” or the “Company”) (TSX/NYSE: AQN) today held an annual meeting of common shareholders. At the meeting, all of the nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular dated April 27, 2023 were elected as directors of AQN until the next annual meeting of shareholders.
On a vote by ballot, each of the following nine nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of AQN. The results of the ballot were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | ||||||||||
| Arun Banskota | 267,834,446 | 94.04% | 16,967,903 | 5.96% | ||||||||||
| Melissa Stapleton Barnes | 261,816,199 | 91.93% | 22,986,153 | 8.07% | ||||||||||
| Amee Chande | 269,893,958 | 94.77% | 14,908,396 | 5.23% | ||||||||||
| Daniel Goldberg | 266,710,549 | 93.65% | 18,091,799 | 6.35% | ||||||||||
| Christopher Huskilson | 267,575,914 | 93.95% | 17,226,432 | 6.05% | ||||||||||
| D. Randy Laney | 266,551,133 | 93.59% | 18,251,213 | 6.41% | ||||||||||
| Kenneth Moore | 260,062,637 | 91.31% | 24,739,708 | 8.69% | ||||||||||
| Masheed Saidi | 269,668,783 | 94.69% | 15,133,565 | 5.31% | ||||||||||
| Dilek Samil | 270,146,346 | 94.85% | 14,656,003 | 5.15% | ||||||||||
Shareholders also voted in favour of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s auditor for the ensuing year, and an advisory resolution approving the Company’s approach to executive compensation.
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the annual meeting of shareholders will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov/edgar.
About Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and Liberty
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $17 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities. AQN owns, operates, and/or has net interests in over 4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity.
AQN is committed to pursuing growth and operational excellence in a sustainable manner through an expanding global pipeline of renewable energy and electric transmission development projects, organic growth within its
rate-regulated generation, distribution, and transmission businesses, and the pursuit of accretive acquisitions and value enhancing recycling of assets.
AQN’s common shares, preferred shares, Series A, and preferred shares, Series D are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQN.PR.A, and AQN.PR.D, respectively. AQN’s common shares, Series 2018-A subordinated notes, Series 2019-A subordinated notes and equity units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQNA, AQNB, and AQNU, respectively.
Visit AQN at www.algonquinpowerandutilities.com and follow us on Twitter @AQN_Utilities.
Investor Inquiries:
Brian Chin
Vice President, Investor Relations
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
E-mail: InvestorRelations@AQNorp.com
Telephone: (603) 260-4410
Media Inquiries:
Stephanie Bose
Director, Corporate Communications
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
E-mail: Corporate.Communications@libertyutilities.com
Telephone: (905) 465-4500
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
(the “Corporation”)
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JUNE 20, 2023
VOTING RESULTS
Resolution # 1:
By way of a ballot, the shareholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year.
Ballots Tabulated:
| For: | 300,767,590 | 99.59% | ||||||
| Against: | 1,240,382 | 0.41% | ||||||
| Total: | 302,007,972 | 100% | ||||||
Resolution # 2:
By way of a ballot, the shareholders elected each of the following director nominees to hold office until the end of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed.
Ballots Tabulated:
| Nominees | For | % | Against | % | ||||||||||
| Arun Banskota | 267,834,446 | 94.04 | 16,967,903 | 5.96 | ||||||||||
| Melissa Stapleton Barnes | 261,816,199 | 91.93 | 22,986,153 | 8.07 | ||||||||||
| Amee Chande | 269,893,958 | 94.77 | 14,908,396 | 5.23 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Goldberg | 266,710,549 | 93.65 | 18,091,799 | 6.35 | ||||||||||
| Christopher Huskilson | 267,575,914 | 93.95 | 17,226,432 | 6.05 | ||||||||||
| D. Randy Laney | 266,551,133 | 93.59 | 18,251,213 | 6.41 | ||||||||||
| Kenneth Moore | 260,062,637 | 91.31 | 24,739,708 | 8.69 | ||||||||||
| Masheed Saidi | 269,668,783 | 94.69 | 15,133,565 | 5.31 | ||||||||||
| Dilek Samil | 270,146,346 | 94.85 | 14,656,003 | 5.15 | ||||||||||
Resolution # 3:
By way of a ballot, the shareholders passed the advisory resolution set forth on page 14 of the management information circular dated April 27, 2023 (the “Circular”) approving the approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Circular.
Ballots Tabulated:
| For: | 267,263,698 | 93.86% | ||||||
| Against: | 17,477,986 | 6.14% | ||||||
| Total: | 284,741,684 | 100% | ||||||
DATED this 20th day of June, 2023
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
/s/ Dana Easthope
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Dana Easthope
Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary