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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): April 28, 2023

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NorthWestern Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware1-1049946-0172280
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3010 W. 69th StreetSioux FallsSouth Dakota 57108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 605-978-2900

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stockNWENasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 April 28, 2023, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 57,398,757 shares of common stock, par value $.01, were present in person or by proxies. This represented more than 96 percent of the 59,769,441 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:

•Elected all ten of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors;
•Ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023;
•Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement; and
•Indicated a preference, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year.

Set forth below are the final voting results on each such matter.

1. Election of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company nominated ten persons for election as directors of the Company, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Nine of the nominees were incumbent directors, and we nominated one new individual (Sherina Edwards). The votes cast for or withheld with respect to each nominee were as follows:

Name of DirectorForWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Brian Bird55,203,907 210,469 1,984,381 
Anthony Clark55,193,804 220,572 1,984,381 
Dana Dykhouse54,308,890 1,105,486 1,984,381 
Sherina Edwards55,200,361 214,015 1,984,381 
Jan Horsfall55,053,709 360,667 1,984,381 
Britt Ide55,170,954 243,422 1,984,381 
Kent Larson55,146,689 267,687 1,984,381 
Linda Sullivan55,129,742 284,634 1,984,381 
Mahvash Yazdi54,910,665 503,711 1,984,381 
Jeffrey Yingling54,489,063 925,313 1,984,381 


2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The votes cast with respect to the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for 2023 were as follows:

ForAgainstAbstain
56,051,1631,316,40531,189
                




                
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The votes cast with respect to the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation were as follows:
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
54,685,850658,39170,1351,984,381
    
4. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The votes cast with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation were as follows:
Every
Year		Every
2 Years		Every
3 Years		Broker
Non-Votes		Abstain
54,129,83627,5931,214,8761,984,38142,071
Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to this proposal, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of future stockholder votes on executive compensation, as required pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Under these existing rules and regulations, the Company will hold the next frequency vote in connection with its 2029 annual meeting of stockholders.

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.

NorthWestern Corporation 
By:/s/ Timothy P. Olson
Timothy P. Olson 
Corporate Secretary 
Date: May 3, 2023

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