Alliant Energy Corporation Submits Form 8-K to the SEC, Reports Voting Results from Shareowner Annual Meeting

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Alliant Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin-based energy company, submitted a Form 8-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 24, 2022. The filing reports the results of voting on various matters presented at the company's annual shareowner meeting on May 19, 2022. The meeting saw the election of three directors to serve three-year terms, the approval of the compensation of named executive officers, and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022.

Key Takeaways:

  • Three directors, N. Joy Falotico, John O. Larsen, and Thomas F. O'Toole, were elected to serve three-year terms, with Falotico receiving 189,747,687 votes, Larsen receiving 182,599,926 votes, and O'Toole receiving 182,166,625 votes.
  • The advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers was approved with 181,141,240 votes in favor, 9,179,311 votes against, and 1,153,214 abstentions.
  • The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was approved with 209,989,910 votes in favor, 5,631,740 votes against, and 570,857 abstentions.
  • The company's shareowners also rejected the proposal to elect an independent non-executive chairman of the board, with 14,555,606 votes against, 155,444,456 votes in favor, and 1,253,914 abstentions.

Statistics:

  • 189,747,687 shares voted in favor of N. Joy Falotico
  • 182,599,926 shares voted in favor of John O. Larsen
  • 182,166,625 shares voted in favor of Thomas F. O'Toole
  • 181,141,240 shares voted in favor of executive compensation
  • 9,179,311 shares voted against executive compensation
  • 1,153,214 shares abstained from voting on executive compensation
  • 209,989,910 shares voted in favor of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • 5,631,740 shares voted against Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • 570,857 shares abstained from voting on Deloitte & Touche LLP

Sources:

  • ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION (Form 8-K)
  • UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Washington, D.C. 20549)