UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 13, 2020
VISTRA ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38086 | 36-4833255 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6555 Sierra Drive Irving, Texas | 75039 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 812-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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, par value $0.01 per share | VST | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Warrants | VST.WS.A | 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).
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 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change Uncontested Election of Directors. |
On March 13, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vistra Energy Corp. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to Section 3.2 of the Restated Bylaws of the Company (as amended by the Bylaws Amendment, the “Bylaws”) to implement majority voting for directors in uncontested elections. Accordingly, a director nominee will be elected only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast, which means that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election. Votes cast do not include abstentions or shares as to which a shareholder gives no authority or discretion, including “broker non-votes.” Prior to the adoption of the Bylaws Amendment, members of the Board were elected by a plurality of votes cast, whether or not the election was contested, and the Bylaws retain plurality voting for contested director elections.
The Board also approved an amendment to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide that incumbent directors who fail to receive a majority of votes are required to promptly tender a letter of resignation to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, which will make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation. The revised Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Company’s website at https://www.vistraenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VST-Corporate-Governance-Guidelines-FINAL-revisions-majority-voting.pdf.
This summary description of the Bylaws Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
3.1 | ||||
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Vistra Energy Corp. | ||||||
Dated: March 18, 2020 | /s/ Stephanie Zapata Moore | |||||
Name: | Stephanie Zapata Moore | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary |