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 6, 2016

 

 

Aqua America, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   001-06659   23-1702594

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

762 West Lancaster Avenue,

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

  19010-3489
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-527-8000

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:

 

¨ 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 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Aqua America, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 6, 2016 at the Drexelbrook Banquet Facility & Corporate Events Center, 4700 Drexelbrook Drive, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026, pursuant to the Notice sent, on or about March 25, 2016, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2016. At the annual meeting:

1. The following nominees were elected as directors of Aqua America, Inc. to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes received are set forth adjacent to the names below:

 

Name of Nominee

  

For

    

Withheld

 

Christopher H. Franklin

     103,227,003         1,444,035   

Nicholas DeBenedictis

     102,761,939         1,909,099   

Carolyn J. Burke

     103,483,418         1,187,620   

Richard H. Glanton

     100,753,878         3,917,160   

Lon R. Greenberg

     101,387,278         3,283,760   

William P. Hankowsky

     99,646,148         5,024,890   

Wendell F. Holland

     103,169,973         1,501,065   

Ellen T. Ruff

     101,747,502         2,923,536   

There were 42,230,825 broker non-votes recorded for each nominee.

2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016, was ratified by the following vote of shareholders:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

144,625,467

   1,683,484    592,912

There were no broker non-votes for the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.

3. The advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2015 as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was approved by the following vote of shareholders:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

96,873,175

   6,004,753    1,793,110    42,230,825

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Carolyn J. Burke, a newly elected director, to the Executive Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board.

 

2

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.

 

May 10, 2016     Aqua America, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Christopher P. Luning

    Name:   Christopher P. Luning
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General
      Counsel and Secretary

 

3

Aqua America (NYSE:WTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Aqua America Charts.
Aqua America (NYSE:WTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Aqua America Charts.