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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 9, 2012
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KINDER MORGAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
1-35081
(Commission
File Number)
 
80-0682103
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

713-369-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

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

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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was held on May 9, 2012.  A total of 701,240,204 shares of the Corporation’s common stock entitled to vote were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.  At the meeting, the Corporation’s stockholders were asked to vote on the following proposals: (i) the election of the nominated directors; (ii) the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012; (iii) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers; and (iv) the frequency with which the Corporation will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers.

Proposal 1

Each of the thirteen directors nominated by the Corporation was elected by the following votes:

Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Non-Votes
 
Richard D. Kinder
 
 
681,144,765
 
 
745,139
 
 
19,350,300
C. Park Shaper
 
680,922,496
 
967,408
 
19,350,300
Steven J. Kean
 
680,922,991
 
966,913
 
19,350,300
Henry Cornell
 
677,226,728
 
4,663,176
 
19,350,300
Deborah A. Macdonald
 
680,859,525
 
1,030,379
 
19,350,300
Michael Miller
 
681,445,104
 
444,800
 
19,350,300
Michael C. Morgan
 
681,681,872
 
208,032
 
19,350,300
Kenneth A. Pontarelli
 
677,228,054
 
4,661,850
 
19,350,300
Fayez Sarofim
 
680,593,808
 
1,296,096
 
19,350,300
Joel V. Staff
 
663,377,346
 
18,512,558
 
19,350,300
John Stokes
 
681,688,195
 
201,709
 
19,350,300
R. Baran Tekkora
 
680,213,040
 
1,676,864
 
19,350,300
Glenn A. Youngkin
 
680,233,916
 
1,655,988
 
19,350,300

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was approved by the following votes:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-Votes
693,879,193
 
822,361
 
77,608
 
0


 
 

 

Proposal 3

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers was approved by the following votes:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-Votes
673,718,622
 
1,609,462
 
100,777
 
19,350,300

Proposal 4

The proposal on the frequency with which the Corporation will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers received the following votes:

1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Non-Votes
35,337,242
 
212,981
 
638,697,632
 
1,181,007
 
19,350,300



 

 
 

 

S I G N A T U R E

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.
 

  
     
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
  
       
  
Dated: May 14, 2012
     
By:
 
/s/Joseph Listengart
           
Joseph Listengart
Vice President and General Counsel