form8k_05072014.htm
 
 

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 7, 2014 (May 6, 2014)
   
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Georgia
0-3722
58-1027114
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS employer
Identification No.)
   
4370 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30319
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(404) 266-5500
   
N/A
(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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Atlantic American Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, with voting results as set forth below:
 
(a) A vote regarding the election of eight (8) directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
 
Shares Voted
 
 
For
Withheld
Not Voted
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
17,461,381
819,244
2,131,259
Edward E. Elson
18,233,024
47,601
2,131,259
Robin R. Howell
17,458,602
822,023
2,131,259
Samuel E. Hudgins
17,496,581
784,044
2,131,259
Harriett J. Robinson
17,458,362
822,263
2,131,259
Scott G. Thompson
17,458,912
821,713
2,131,259
William H. Whaley, M.D.
17,429,703
850,922
2,131,259
Dom H. Wyant
18,215,768
64,857
2,131,259
 
(b) A vote regarding ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year:
 
Shares Voted
 
For
Against
Abstain
  
20,371,620
10,927
29,337
  

 

 
 
 







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.
 

                            ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION


                            By:  /s/ John G. Sample, Jr.
                                   John G. Sample, Jr.
                           Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary


       Date:  May 7, 2014