Peabody Energy Corp 8-K, filed May 9, 2024
Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)
8-K
2024-05-09
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About this 8-K
Peabody Energy Corp filed this 8-K on May 9, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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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 9, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”) on May 9, 2024.
The voting results for each matter voted on at the 2024 Annual Meeting are as set forth below:
1.Elect nine directors for a one-year term:
| Director | For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Bob Malone | 79,939,808 | 1,413,636 | 93,671 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| M. Katherine Banks | 80,716,749 | 639,548 | 90,818 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| Andrea E. Bertone | 76,027,964 | 5,328,855 | 90,296 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| William H. Champion | 80,725,451 | 630,065 | 91,599 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| Nicholas J. Chirekos | 79,630,317 | 1,767,157 | 49,641 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| Stephen E. Gorman | 78,509,269 | 2,843,475 | 94,371 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| James C. Grech | 80,710,288 | 639,616 | 97,211 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
| Joe W. Laymon | 80,470,536 | 885,166 | 91,413 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
2.Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 79,561,348 | 1,486,282 | 399,485 | 23,424,115 | |||||||||||
3.Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of holding future advisory votes to approve Peabody’s named executive officers’ compensation:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 75,464,87 | 221,579 | 5,328,237 | 432,427 | 23,424,115 | ||||||||||
4.Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 102,565,954 | 2,229,459 | 75,817 | 0 | |||||||||||
Pursuant to the foregoing: (1) each of the nine directors was elected to serve for a one-year term, (2) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, (3) the frequency of future advisory votes to approve Peabody’s named executive officers’ compensation was approved to occur on an annual basis; and (4) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified.
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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.
| PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION | |||||
| May 9, 2024 | By: /s/ Scott T. Jarboe | ||||
| Name: Scott T. Jarboe | |||||
| Title: Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||
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