Black Hills shareholders elect four directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2024 annual meeting

BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/

Directors elected: Linden R. Evans (54.8M for), Barry M. Granger (54.3M), Tony A. Jensen (54.7M), Steven R. Mills (51.6M).
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as 2024 auditor passed with 59.5M for, 1.0M against, 0.1M abstain.
Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 53.5M for, 1.5M against, 0.3M abstain, with 5.3M broker non-votes.
Broker non-votes were 5.3M on director elections and say-on-pay; no broker non-votes on auditor ratification.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of named executive officers at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-04-23

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Shareholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The votes regarding Proposal 3 were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 53,514,178 1,535,455 285,877 5,282,197

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ shareholders approved Election of three directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027 at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-04-23

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Shareholders elected three directors to serve for a three-year term to expire at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2027, and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. The name of each director elected, and the votes cast for each such individual, are set forth below: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Linden R. Evans 54,806,982 528,529 5,282,197 Barry M. Granger 54,311,379 1,024,132 5,282,197 Tony A. Jensen 54,703,750 631,761 5,282,197 Steven R. Mills 51,601,153 3,734,358 5,282,197

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-04-23

Exact text from the filing

Shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2024. The votes regarding Proposal 2 were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 59,476,065 1,028,898 112,744 —

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