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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): June 6, 2018
 
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-36087
90-0893251
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification Number)
  
Pier 1, Bay 3
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(415) 283-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
     The Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. A total of 63,281,018 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”), representing approximately 64.51% of such shares outstanding and eligible to vote, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: The following seven nominee directors were elected to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Alan R. Batkin
 
61,983,760

 
1,177,829

 
119,429

 

Patricia S. Bellinger
 
62,210,351

 
961,817

 
108,850

 

The Lord Browne of Madingley
 
61,959,381

 
1,197,914

 
123,723

 

Michael M. Garland
 
61,971,728

 
1,172,520

 
136,770

 

Douglas G. Hall
 
62,363,860

 
794,773

 
122,385

 

Michael B. Hoffman
 
62,748,764

 
413,265

 
118,989

 

Patricia M. Newson
 
62,528,734

 
642,971

 
109,313

 

Proposal 2: Stockholders of the Company, on an advisory and non-binding basis, voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2018 proxy statement. Votes cast were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
52,241,751

 
10,598,415

 
440,852

 







SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Pattern Energy Group Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 7, 2018

 
 
 
 
 
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kim H. Liou
 
 
 
Name: Kim H. Liou
 
 
 
Title:   Secretary