Form 8-K
8-K — NISOURCE INC.
Accession: 0001193125-26-219872
Filed: 2026-05-12
Period: 2026-05-11
CIK: 0001111711
SIC: 4931 (ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 11, 2026
NiSource Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-16189
35-2108964
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
801 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana
46410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 460-6000
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 Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
NI
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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting held on May 11, 2026, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on March 30, 2026, and the final voting results for each matter.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The number of votes cast for and against each nominee, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
Name of Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Peter A. Altabef
414,006,968
5,855,008
469,578
25,018,609
Sondra L. Barbour
412,963,046
6,900,966
467,542
25,018,609
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.
414,370,889
5,174,625
786,040
25,018,609
Eric L. Butler
414,717,073
5,160,096
454,385
25,018,609
Deborah A. Henretta
406,215,500
13,649,916
466,138
25,018,609
Deborah A.P. Hersman
415,063,901
4,818,145
449,508
25,018,609
Michael E. Jesanis
405,424,359
14,439,085
468,110
25,018,609
William D. Johnson
414,401,564
5,436,077
493,913
25,018,609
Kevin T. Kabat
405,078,618
14,782,458
470,478
25,018,609
Cassandra S. Lee
415,025,036
4,832,396
474,122
25,018,609
John McAvoy
415,286,451
4,597,930
447,173
25,018,609
Lloyd M. Yates
415,032,999
4,957,792
340,763
25,018,609
Each nominee was elected.
Proposal 2: Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation on an Advisory Basis. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
398,500,583
20,428,879
1,402,092
There were 25,018,609 broker non-votes as to Proposal 2.
Proposal 2 was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
419,507,200
25,068,686
774,277
There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal 3.
Proposal 3 was approved.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
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.
NISOURCE INC.
May 12, 2026
By:
/s/ Kimberly S. Cuccia
Kimberly S. Cuccia
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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