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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): January 25, 2018

Commission
File Number
 
Name of Registrant, Address of Principal
Executive Offices and Telephone Number
 
State of
Incorporation
 
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-16681
 
Spire Inc.
700 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-342-0500
 
Missouri
 
74-2976504

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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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 25, 2018. At the meeting the shareholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1
Election of two (2) directors (Mark A. Borer and Maria V. Fogarty) to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2021 received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Borer
38,378,619
163,539
5,592,049
Maria V. Fogarty
38,231,117
311,041
5,592,049
Proposal 2
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
37,850,455
489,646
202,057
5,592,049
Proposal 3
The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2018 received the following vote:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
43,794,875
277,044
62,288







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 duly authorized.

 
 
Spire Inc.
Date: January 26, 2018
 
By:
/s/ Ellen L. Theroff
 
 
 
Ellen L. Theroff
Vice President, Corporate Secretary