UNITED STATES
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) June 8, 2010
Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-34547 |
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26-3088162 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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505 S. Gillette Ave. |
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Gillette, Wyoming |
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82716 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(307) 687-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2010, Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As described in more detail below, the Company’s stockholders re-elected its Chairman Keith Bailey and Director William Owens to its Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders also approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010. The voting results shown below are based on the final report of the company’s inspector of election.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on and approved the following two Company proposals:
1. To elect two Class I members of the Board of Directors to each serve until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2013.
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Nominee |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non- |
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Keith Bailey |
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23,658,426 |
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57,627 |
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15,245 |
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3,532,857 |
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William Owens |
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23,595,052 |
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113,528 |
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22,718 |
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3,532,857 |
2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non- |
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27,177,650 |
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47,515 |
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38,990 |
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0 |
Additional information about these proposals can be found in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was mailed to stockholders and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There were no other proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Amy J. Stefonick |
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Name: Amy J. Stefonick |
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Title: Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 9, 2010