8-K

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): January 28, 2021

Commission File Number	Name of Registrant, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	State of Incorporation	IRS Employer Identification No.
1-16681	Spire Inc. 700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500	Missouri	74-2976504

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:

☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $1.00 par value	SR	New York Stock Exchange LLC
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share	SR.PRA	New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐  

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held virtually on January 28, 2021. A total of 47,158,658 common shares, constituting 91.29% of the shares entitled to vote, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. At the meeting, the shareholders cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The three (3) nominees for director, each to serve for a three (3) year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2024, received the following vote:

	Number of Votes
	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Borer	41,612,371	526,848	5,019,439
Maria V. Fogarty	41,461,805	677,414	5,019,439
Stephen S. Schwartz	41,540,324	598,895	5,019,439

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
40,507,852	1,487,925	143,442	5,019,439

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2021 received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain
45,698,221	1,379,044	81,393

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.

		Spire Inc.
Date:	February 1, 2021	By:	/s/ Ellen L. Theroff
			Ellen L. Theroff Vice President, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary

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