Form 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): February 1, 2016

 

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35243   90-0640593
(State of Incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600  
Lisle, Illinois   60532
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 824-1000

Not Applicable

(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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 1, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended (the “Bylaws”). The Amendment, which took effect upon adoption by the Board, extends the deadline for stockholders to submit a notice to the Company of a nomination of one or more persons for election as directors at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). The deadline has been extended from February 7, 2016 to February 17, 2016. Any notice of a nomination by a stockholder received by the Company on or before February 17, 2016 will be timely, subject in all respects to the other conditions, qualifications and requirements set forth in the Bylaws. The extension of the advance notice deadline is applicable only for the 2016 Annual Meeting.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Company’s Bylaws, as amended through the date hereof, 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    SunCoke Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (February 1, 2016).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Fay West

  Fay West
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 1, 2016


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit

3.1    SunCoke Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (February 1, 2016).