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.
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Nominees
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Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Class III Directors:
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Mr. Gary A. Garfield
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49,169,957 (99%)
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632,553
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18,026,421
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Dr. Frankie T. Jones, Sr.
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49,242,423 (99%)
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560,087
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18,026,421
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Ms. Vicki McElreath
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49,265,836 (99%)
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536,674
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18,026,421
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Mr. Thomas E. Skains
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48,461,297 (97%)
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1,341,213
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18,026,421
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Mr. Phillip D. Wright
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49,200,894 (99%)
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601,616
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18,026,421
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Class II Director:
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Mr. Thomas M. Pashley
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49,251,383 (99%)
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551,127
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18,026,421
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Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016. The shareholders approved this proposal.
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Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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66,944,998 (99%)
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607,390
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276,543
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0
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Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The shareholders
approved this proposal on an advisory basis.
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Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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47,801,142 (97%)
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1,386,058
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615,310
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18,026,421
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Proposal 4: Approval of Companys amended and restated Incentive Compensation Plan. The
shareholders approved this proposal.
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Votes For (% of votes cast)
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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47,033,522 (96%)
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2,084,062
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684,926
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18,026,421
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