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): June 8, 2018

 

 

AMERISAFE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Texas		001-12251		75-2069407
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2301 Highway 190 West

DeRidder, Louisiana 70634

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 463-9052

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

On June 8, 2018 the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. All matters submitted for approval by the Company’s shareholders, as described in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2018, were approved. The number of common shares entitled to vote at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders was 19,260,915 representing the number of shares outstanding as of April 18, 2018, the record date for the annual meeting.

The results of each matter voted on at the annual meeting were as follows:

 

1.

Election of directors. The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

		Votes For				Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Philip A. Garcia			18,125,951			14,769		506,296
Millard E. Morris			17,974,346			166,374		506,296
Randall E. Roach			18,074,057			66,663		506,296

 

2.

Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the Plan.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
17,118,011		959,067		11,669		506,296

 

3.

Advisory vote on executive compensation. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2018 proxy statement under “Executive Compensation” and discussed under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” was approved on an advisory basis.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
18,070,680		16,285		1,782		506,296

 

4.

Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The appointment was ratified.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
18,505,638		89,001		404

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 11, 2018