Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 9, 2019

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35243

90-0640593

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600

Lisle, Illinois

60532

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

SXC

New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “ Company ”) was held on May 9, 2019. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:

1. On the matter of the election of two directors, Robert A. Peiser and John W. Rowe, to the class of directors whose term expires in 2022, the vote was as follows:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		No. of Shares Abstaining
Robert A. Peiser		52,383,114		428,793		290,207
John W. Rowe		52,056,651		754,307		291,156

Number of broker non-votes: 5,452,682.

2. On the matter of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the vote was as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
	52,286,874		574,601		240,639

Number of broker non-votes: 5,452,682.

3. On the matter of the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, the vote was as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
	58,200,100		157,347		197,349

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.