8-K
SunCoke Energy, Inc. (SXC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 11, 2023
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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SunCoke Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware<br><br>(State of Incorporation) | 001-35243<br><br>(Commission File Number) | 90-0640593<br><br>(IRS Employer Identification Number) | |||
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| 1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600 | |||||
| Lisle, | IL | 60532 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | (630) | 824-1000 | |||
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| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 | SXC | New York Stock Exchange |
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 2023 Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Virtual Annual Meeting”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 11, 2023. At the Virtual Annual Meeting, stockholders holding and entitled to vote 73,250,809 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 87.45% 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 three directors, Martha Z. Carnes, Katherine T. Gates, and Andrei A. Mikhalevsky, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2026, the vote was as follows:
| Nominee | Votes<br>For | Votes<br>Against | No. of Shares Abstaining |
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| Martha Z. Carnes | 60,908,731 | 4,886,748 | 55,218 |
| Katherine T. Gates | 58,872,955 | 6,917,087 | 60,655 |
| Andrei A. Mikhalevsky | 65,499,899 | 291,825 | 59,013 |
Number of broker non-votes: 7,400,112.
- 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<br>For | Votes<br>Against | No. of Shares Abstaining |
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| 61,448,852 | 4,240,340 | 161,505 |
Number of broker non-votes: 7,400,112.
- 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, 2023, the vote was as follows:
| Votes<br>For | Votes<br>Against | No. of Shares Abstaining |
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| 72,425,897 | 674,445 | 150,467 |
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 Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ John J. DiRocco, Jr. |
| Name: | John J. DiRocco, Jr. |
| Title: | Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and <br>Corporate Secretary |
Date: May 12, 2023