PCX Patriot Coal Corp.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 10, 2012

 

 

Patriot Coal Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-33466		20-5622045
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

12312 Olive Boulevard, Suite 400 St. Louis, Missouri		63141
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 275-3600

Not Applicable

(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.

Patriot Coal Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 10, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting: 1) Election of Directors; 2) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and 3) Advisory vote on executive compensation.

The following are the final voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

 

		For				Withheld								Broker Non-Votes
1.      The election, for three-year terms, of all persons nominated for directors, as set forth in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement, was approved by the following votes:
B. R. Brown			37,557,883				1,784,900								29,532,666
Irl F. Engelhardt			34,071,511				5,271,272								29,532,666
John E. Lushefski			37,593,234				1,749,549								29,532,666
		For				Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
2.      Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved by the following vote:			66,953,050				1,481,858				440,541				0
3.      Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:			36,738,210				1,753,139				851,434				29,532,666

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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.

Dated: May 15, 2012