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):   March 17, 2016

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
North Carolina 1-6196 56-0556998
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina   28210
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   704-364-3120

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 17, 2016, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. held its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the voting results for each proposal, including the numbers of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Board of Directors’ five nominees as Class III directors with terms expiring in 2019 and one Class II director with a term expiring in 2018. All nominees were elected by the shareholders.

                     
Nominees   Votes For (% of votes cast)   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Class III Directors:
 
 
 
Mr. Gary A. Garfield
  49,169,957 (99%)     632,553       18,026,421  
Dr. Frankie T. Jones, Sr.
  49,242,423 (99%)     560,087       18,026,421  
Ms. Vicki McElreath
  49,265,836 (99%)     536,674       18,026,421  
Mr. Thomas E. Skains
  48,461,297 (97%)     1,341,213       18,026,421  
Mr. Phillip D. Wright
  49,200,894 (99%)     601,616       18,026,421  
Class II Director:
 
 
 
Mr. Thomas M. Pashley
  49,251,383 (99%)     551,127       18,026,421  

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016. The shareholders approved this proposal.

                                     
Votes For (% of votes cast)
      Votes Against       Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
 
                                   
66,944,998 (99%)
        607,390           276,543           0  

Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The shareholders approved this proposal on an advisory basis.

                                     
Votes For (% of votes cast)
      Votes Against       Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
 
                                   
47,801,142 (97%)
        1,386,058           615,310           18,026,421  

Proposal 4: Approval of Company’s amended and restated Incentive Compensation Plan. The shareholders approved this proposal.

                                     
Votes For (% of votes cast)
      Votes Against       Abstentions       Broker Non-Votes
 
                                   
47,033,522 (96%)
        2,084,062           684,926           18,026,421  

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.

         
    Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
          
March 23, 2016   By:   Judy Z. Mayo
       
        Name: Judy Z. Mayo
        Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
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