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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): February 1, 2016
 
 
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virginia
 
000-26591
 
54-1909697
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
519 Kimball Ave., N.E. Roanoke, Virginia
 
24016
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 540-777-4427
 
(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:
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ITEM 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 1, 2016, RGC Resources, Inc. ("Resources" or "the Company") issued a press release announcing the first quarter results for the quarter ending December 31, 2015. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
 
Approval of Bonuses for 2015 and 2016 Annual Base Salaries for Executive Officers

The Board of Directors approved the Compensation Committee's bonuses in respect of 2015 and annual base salaries in effect beginning February 1, 2016 for the executive officers.

The approved 2015 bonuses and 2016 salaries for the Company's executive officers are set forth below:

Officer
 
Title
 
Bonus
 
Salary
John S. D'Orazio
 
President and CEO
 
$
84,500

 
$
375,000

Paul W. Nester
 
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and CFO
 
39,000

 
215,000

Robert L. Wells, II
 
Vice President, Information Technology
 
30,000

 
170,000

Carl J. Shockley, Jr.
 
Vice President, Operations - Roanoke Gas Company
 
30,500

 
175,000


ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On February 1, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to elect three directors, to ratify the selection of independent auditors and to hold a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on named executive compensation. The voting results are provided below.

Shareholders elected the nominees for Class A directors as listed below to serve a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2019:

Director
 
Shares For
 
Shares Withheld
 
Broker Non Votes
Abney S. Boxley, III
 
2,275,490

 
12,481

 
1,663,530

S. Frank Smith
 
2,275,677

 
12,294

 
1,663,530

John B. Williamson, III
 
2,270,421

 
17,550

 
1,663,530


Nancy Howell Agee, J. Allen Layman and Raymond D. Smoot, Jr. continue to serve as Class B directors until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2017. John S. D'Orazio, Maryellen F. Goodlatte and George W. Logan continue to serve as Class C directors until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2018.

Shareholders approved the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the firm Brown Edwards & Company, LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, by the following vote:

Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Shares Abstaining
3,944,645

 
3,184

 
3,672







Shareholders approved executive compensation through a non-binding advisory vote as indicated below:

Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Shares Abstaining
 
Broker Non Votes
2,185,736

 
56,339

 
45,896

 
1,663,530


ITEM 8.01
OTHER EVENTS.

The Company issued a press release on February 2, 2016, announcing, among other things, the election of three Directors at its annual meeting of shareholders held on February 1, 2016 and the appointment of external auditors for the current year. At a meeting of the Board of Directors following the annual meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors elected John B. Williamson, III as Chairman of RGC Resources, Inc. and John S. D'Orazio as President and CEO of RGC Resources, Inc.

The Board of Directors also elected the following senior officers: Paul W. Nester, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and CFO; Robert L. Wells, II, Vice President, Information Technology; and Carl J. Shockley, Vice President - Operations, Roanoke Gas Company.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The information disclosed under this Item and Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall they by deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

ITEM 9.01.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.
99.1

  
Press Release dated February 1, 2016.
99.2

 
Press Release dated February 2, 2016.






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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: February 3, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Paul W. Nester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul W. Nester
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and CFO