form8_k.htm
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): May 3, 2011
     
     
AGL RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Georgia
1-14174
58-2210952
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
     
Ten Peachtree Place NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
     
     
404-584-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
     
     
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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:
 
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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of shareholders was held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 3, 2011. Holders of an aggregate of 77,948,737 shares of our common stock at the close of business on February 25, 2011, were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 68,613,755 or 88.02% of the eligible voting shares were represented in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, our shareholders were presented with six proposals, as set forth in our proxy statement. Our shareholders voted as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.

Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-votes
     
13,976,742
Sandra N. Bane
53,820,981
816,032
-
Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
53,856,329
780,684
-
Arthur E. Johnson
53,857,974
779,039
-
Dean R. O’Hare
53,959,251
677,762
-
James A. Rubright
53,387,121
1,249,892
-
John W. Somerhalder II
53,375,185
1,261,828
-
Bettina M. Whyte
53,836,511
800,502
-

The term of office of each of the following directors continued after the meeting: Charles R. Crisp, Wyck A. Knox, Jr., Dennis M. Love, Charles H. “Pete” McTier and Henry C. Wolf.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.

For
68,008,131
Against
423,633
Abstain
181,991
Broker Non-Votes
--

Proposal 3 – Adoption of an amendment and restatement of our 2007 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan.

For
49,019,220
Against
5,286,307
Abstain
331,486
Broker Non-Votes
13,976,742

Proposal 4 – Adoption of an amendment and restatement of our Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

For
53,491,000
Against
863,836
Abstain
282,177
Broker Non-Votes
13,976,742

Proposal 5 – Approval of a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

For
52,836,766
Against
1,362,247
Abstain
438,000
Broker Non-Votes
13,976,742

Proposal 6 – Approval of a non-binding resolution to determine the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

1 Year
47,254,997
2 Years
558,371
3 Years
6,405,076
Abstain
418,569
Broker Non-Votes
13,976,742


In accordance with our Board of Directors’ recommendation and the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

 
 
 

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
 
AGL RESOURCES INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
Date: May 4, 2011
/s/ Andrew W. Evans
 
Andrew W. Evans
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer