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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)            January 7, 2019
 
EBIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
0-15946
 
77-0021975
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
1 Ebix Way Johns Creek, Georgia
 
30097
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (678) 281-2020
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     o     

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Item 5.02               Departure of Directors or Certain Officers: Election of Directors: Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)     Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 7, 2019, after reviewing the Chief Executive Officer’s performance under his compensation plan, the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ebix, Inc. approved the grant of $600 thousand in shares of restricted common stock to the Chief Executive Officer of Ebix, Inc. based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 7, 2019. As a result, the Chief Executive Officer was granted 13,541 shares of restricted common stock. The shares vest over a three-year period. The first one-third of these awards will vest on January 7, 2020 and the remaining two-thirds vest in quarterly installments over the next eight quarters.



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.
 
EBIX, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sean T. Donaghy
 
Name:
Sean T. Donaghy
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: January 11, 2019