form8k.htm
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:          May 10, 2012          
(Date of earliest event reported)


Commission
File Number
Registrant; State of Incorporation
Address; and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
     
1-11337
 
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(A Wisconsin Corporation)
130 East Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois  60601-6207
(312) 228-5400
39-1775292
     

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:

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
b) and c)
Diane L. Ford, Vice President and Corporate Controller, notified Integrys Energy Group (the "Company") that she intends to retire on August 31, 2012, after 37 years with the Company. In conjunction with the upcoming retirement of Ms. Ford, on May 10, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Linda M. Kallas as Vice President and Corporate Controller, effective September 1, 2012. Ms. Kallas will be entitled to participate in compensation plans and arrangements commensurate with other executive officers. Ms. Kallas is 53 years old and has served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting Services at Integrys Business Support, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, since June 6, 2007. Prior thereto, Ms. Kallas served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting Services at Peoples Energy, LLC (formerly known as Peoples Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company) from February 21, 2007 until December 31, 2007.

Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
Effective May 10, 2012, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to Article 6 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation to adopt a majority voting standard for future director elections.
 
Effective May 10, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to Article II, Section 8 of the Company’s By-laws to state that directors shall be elected as provided in the Articles of Incorporation.

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 10, 2012, the Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:
 
1)
The election of 13 directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term to expire at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
   
2)
The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;
   
3)
The approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to adopt a majority voting standard for future director elections; and
   
4)
The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2012.


 
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The nominees named below were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting by the following final votes cast:
       
Name of Nominee
For
            Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Keith E. Bailey
44,001,966
914,590
16,531,244
William J. Brodsky
42,652,851
2,263,705
16,531,244
Albert J. Budney, Jr.
43,385,158
1,531,398
16,531,244
Pastora San Juan Cafferty
43,289,399
1,627,157
16,531,244
Ellen Carnahan
44,081,372
835,184
16,531,244
Michelle L. Collins
44,095,226
821,330
16,531,244
Kathryn M. Hasselblad-Pascale
42,526,948
2,389,608
16,531,244
John W. Higgins
43,320,623
1,595,933
16,531,244
Paul W. Jones
43,280,479
1,636,077
16,531,244
Holly K. Koeppel
44,267,199
649,357
16,531,244
Michael E. Lavin
44,067,101
849,455
16,531,244
William F. Protz, Jr.
43,633,350
1,283,206
16,531,244
Charles A. Schrock
42,869,821
2,046,735
16,531,244

Shareholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following final votes cast:
       
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
40,922,761
2,766,906
1,226,889
16,531,244

Shareholders approved the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to adopt a majority voting standard for future director elections by the following final votes cast:
       
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
43,915,273
715,127
286,156
16,531,244

The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2012, was ratified by the following final votes cast (there were no broker non-votes cast on this proposal):
     
For
Against
Abstained
59,965,136
1,215,660
267,004

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
 
(a)
Not applicable.
     
 
(b)
Not applicable.
     
 
(c)
Not applicable.
     
 
(d)
Exhibits.  The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
       
   
3.1
Amendment to the Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Articles of Incorporation effective May 10, 2012
       
   
3.2
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Restated Articles of Incorporation as in effect at May 10, 2012
       
   
3.3
Amendment to the Integrys Energy Group, Inc. By-laws effective May 10, 2012
       
   
3.4
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. By-laws as in effect at May 10, 2012
 
 
 
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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.
 
   
 
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Barth J. Wolf                                         
     Barth J. Wolf
     Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
 
   
   
Date:  May 16, 2012
 
 
 

 
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INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Exhibit Index to Form 8-K
Dated May 10, 2012


Exhibit
Number
 
   
3.1
Amendment to the Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Articles of Incorporation effective May 10, 2012
   
3.2
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Restated Articles of Incorporation as in effect at May 10, 2012
   
3.3
Amendment to the Integrys Energy Group, Inc. By-laws effective May 10, 2012
   
3.4
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. By-laws as in effect at May 10, 2012

 
 



 
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