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): May 7, 2024

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Virginia		001-08489		54-1229715
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

120 Tredegar Street
Richmond, Virginia		23219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (804) 819-2284

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value		D		New York Stock Exchange

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).

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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 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 7, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion Energy” or the “Company”), shareholders approved the 2024 Incentive Compensation Plan. A description of this plan is set forth in Item 4 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2024 and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Dominion Energy held its 2024 Annual Meeting on May 7, 2024. Results of items presented for voting are listed below.

Each of the Company’s 11 director nominees was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Dominion Energy until the next annual meeting and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified. The votes for each nominee were as follows:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-vote
James A. Bennett		611,483,115		8,721,555		1,505,798		93,932,319
Robert M. Blue		589,932,260		28,763,990		3,014,218		93,932,319
Paul M. Dabbar		615,913,612		4,251,901		1,544,955		93,932,319
D. Maybank Hagood		614,062,773		6,081,188		1,566,507		93,932,319
Mark J. Kington		595,483,468		24,688,166		1,538,834		93,932,319
Kristin G. Lovejoy		615,367,383		4,933,758		1,409,327		93,932,319
Joseph M. Rigby		610,955,158		9,298,116		1,457,194		93,932,319
Pamela J. Royal, M.D.		594,832,703		25,331,205		1,546,560		93,932,319
Robert H. Spilman, Jr.		592,596,670		27,611,604		1,502,194		93,932,319
Susan N. Story		593,382,270		26,881,419		1,446,779		93,932,319
Vanessa Allen Sutherland		615,596,905		4,677,467		1,436,096		93,932,319

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say on Pay”). The votes were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Vote
588,582,668		30,271,026		2,856,774		93,932,319

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified by shareholders as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
680,958,218		33,020,779		1,663,790

Shareholders approved the 2024 Incentive Compensation Plan. The votes were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Vote
595,815,404		23,040,538		2,854,526		93,932,319

A shareholder proposal regarding a policy to require an independent chair of the Board of Directors was not approved. The votes were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Vote
244,508,867		374,571,488		2,630,113		93,932,319

A shareholder proposal regarding amending the Company’s articles of incorporation to become a benefit corporation was not approved. The votes were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Vote
9,250,848		607,017,711		5,441,909		93,932,319

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibits
10.1		Dominion Energy, Inc. 2024 Incentive Compensation Plan, effective May 7, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

 

Date: May 8, 2024