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: APRIL 27, 2005
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
FLORIDA 0-2500111 65-0248866
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
3661 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD., SUITE 300
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL 33311
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (954) 581-9993
NOT APPLICABLE
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On April 27, 2005, 21st Century Holding Company (the "Company") issued a press
release to report its results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. A
copy of the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
During the Company's investor conference call on April 27, 2005, commencing at
4:30 P.M., Edward J. Lawson, President and Chairman of the Board, responded to a
question by indicating that the Company had received verbal approval for a 23.1%
rate increase on its homeowners' property and casualty line of business from the
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto is hereby intended to be furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of
Operations and Financial Condition" and Item 7.01, "Regulation FD Disclosure."
As provided in General Instruction B.6 of SEC Form 8-K, such information shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under
the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Exhibits.
99.1 21st Century Holding Company Press Release, dated April 27, 2005.
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.
21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
Date: April 28, 2005 By: /s/ Richard A. Widdicombe
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Name: Richard A. Widdicombe
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: April 28, 2005 By: /s/ James Gordon Jennings, III
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Name: James Gordon Jennings, III
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and
Financial Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBIT TITLE
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99.1 21st Century Holding Company Press Release, dated April 27, 2005.