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) November 5, 2015
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VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address, and Telephone Number | I.R.S Employer Identification No. |
1-15467 | Vectren Corporation | 35-2086905 |
(An Indiana Corporation) | ||
One Vectren Square, | ||
Evansville, Indiana 47708 | ||
(812) 491-4000 | ||
1-16739 | Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. | 35-2104850 |
(An Indiana Corporation) | ||
One Vectren Square, | ||
Evansville, Indiana 47708 | ||
(812) 491-4000 | ||
Former name or address, if changed since last report:
N/A
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On November 5, 2015, the Vectren Corporation board of directors selected board member Jean L. Wojtowicz as the Company’s next lead director, subject to her reelection at the Company’s May 24, 2016 annual shareholder meeting. Assuming her reelection, Wojtowicz would assume this role effective immediately following the 2016 annual shareholder meeting. Wojtowicz has served as a member of the Company’s board since the inception of operations in April of 2000. She currently serves as chair of the board’s Compensation and Benefits committee and as a member of the board’s Audit and Risk Management committee, where she has been designated a financial expert. Wojtowicz will succeed J. Timothy McGinley, who, as previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement, will retire from the board at the 2016 annual shareholder meeting. Wojtowicz was selected to fill the lead director position as part of the Company’s continuing director succession planning process that is led by the board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance committee.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Wojtowicz's appointment is attached and filed as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Vectren Board of Directors Announces Director Leadership Succession Plan | |
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.
VECTREN CORPORATION VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
November 6, 2015 | |||
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick | |||
M. Susan Hardwick | |||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 8.01:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Vectren Board of Directors Announces Director Leadership Succession Plan | |