Summary of EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 26, 2012, The Empire District Electric Company (the "Company") held its annual meeting of the Company's shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") in Joplin, Missouri. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company elected four directors for three year terms, ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and voted on a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

The final voting results are set forth below:

                                                           Shares Voted
                                       For         Against     Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
Election of directors for a term
of three years each:
D. Randy Laney                      22,345,859      546,692              -          11,975,891
Bonnie C. Lind                      22,520,032      372,519              -          11,975,891
B. Thomas Mueller                   22,533,552      358,999              -          11,975,891
Dr. Paul R. Portney                 22,272,279      620,272              -          11,975,891




                                       For         Against     Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
Ratification of Independent
Auditors:                           34,358,070      396,234        114,138                   -

                                       For         Against     Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
Non-binding advisory approval of
the compensation of the named
executive officers as disclosed
in the proxy statement:             20,922,599    1,192,048        777,904          11,975,891