Form 8-K - Current report

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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 25, 2024

 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 13e-4(c))

 

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐  

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held virtually on January 25, 2024. A total of 48,010,996 common shares, constituting 90.19% 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 2027, received the following vote:

 

		Number of Votes
	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Borer	41,438,793	1,803,719	4,768,484
Maria V. Fogarty	41,333,747	1,908,765	4,768,484
Steven L. Lindsey	42,848,859	393,653	4,768,484

 

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
42,259,826	844,811	137,875	4,768,484

 

Proposal 3 - 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 2024 received the following vote:

 

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain
46,998,564	915,972	96,460

 

 

 

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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, 2024		By:	/s/ Courtney M. Vomund
				Courtney M. Vomund Vice President, Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Document And Entity Information	Jan. 25, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	Spire Inc.
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Jan. 25, 2024
Entity, File Number	1-16681
Entity, Address, Address Line One	700 Market Street
Entity, Address, City or Town	St. Louis
Entity, Address, State or Province	MO
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	63101
City Area Code	314
Local Phone Number	342-0500
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	MO
Entity, Tax Identification Number	74-2976504
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001126956
CommonStock Custom [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	SR
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
DepositaryShares Custom [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares
Trading Symbol	SR.PRA
Security Exchange Name	NYSE

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