Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ______________ FORM 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2016 MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)           Delaware   1-3480   41-0423660 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)           1200 West Century Avenue P.O. Box 5650   Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5650   (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 530-1000 ______________ 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)) Explanatory Note: On April 27, 2016, MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) to report the results of voting on the proposals submitted to stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2016. The Company is filing this amendment to the Form 8-K to state the correct voting standard under the Item 2 proposal. Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. MDU Resources Group, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 26, 2016. Four Company proposals were submitted to stockholders as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2016. The proposals and the results of the stockholder vote are as follows. 1.   Shares For Shares Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Proposal to elect ten directors for one-year terms:         Thomas Everist 132,718,759.964 5,569,631.604 523,607.537 40,305,421.000 Karen B. Fagg 134,020,283.755 4,186,418.152 605,297.198 40,305,421.000 David L. Goodin 133,895,685.808 4,346,722.333 569,590.964 40,305,421.000 Mark A. Hellerstein 136,279,858.441 1,891,875.040 640,265.624 40,305,421.000 A. Bart Holaday 135,057,161.244 2,724,734.369 1,030,103.492 40,305,421.000 Dennis W. Johnson 133,701,385.128 4,144,462.538 966,151.439 40,305,421.000 William E. McCracken 134,089,745.711 3,782,403.435 939,849.959 40,305,421.000 Patricia L. Moss 132,481,232.046 5,706,429.208 624,337.851 40,305,421.000 Harry J. Pearce 133,823,595.694 4,015,197.110 973,206.301 40,305,421.000 John K. Wilson 134,764,829.082 3,438,296.419 608,873.604 40,305,421.000 All of the Company’s nominees were elected, having received more votes cast “for” their election than “against” their election. 2.   Shares For Shares Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Proposal to approve the material terms of the performance goals under the MDU Resources Group, Inc. Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) 132,761,514.740 5,095,897.174 954,587.191 40,305,421.000 The proposal was approved, having received a majority of votes cast in favor of approval for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).  3.   Shares For Shares Against Abstentions Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 176,458,506.631 1,729,442.743 929,470.731 The proposal was approved, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. 4.   Shares For Shares Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers 118,193,237.239 19,013,912.397 1,604,849.469 40,305,421.000 The proposal was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: April 28, 2016   MDU Resources Group, Inc.           By: /s/ Daniel S. Kuntz           Daniel S. Kuntz     General Counsel and Secretary