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 10, 2012

 

 

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-31978

 

DE		39-1126612
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 859-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 10, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected each of the nominees listed below to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 and (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2011 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

 

Nominees:		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Elaine D. Rosen			71,167,366				1,387,857				14,253				2,227,637
Howard L. Carver			63,039,895				9,236,188				293,393				2,227,637
Juan N. Cento			71,223,019				1,332,258				14,199				2,227,637
Elyse Douglas			71,678,907				876,419				14,150				2,227,637
Lawrence V. Jackson			71,684,190				865,386				19,900				2,227,637
David B. Kelso			72,146,557				408,719				14,200				2,227,637
Charles J. Koch			71,690,476				865,101				13,899				2,227,637
H. Carroll Mackin			71,686,296				589,787				293,393				2,227,637
Robert B. Pollock			72,115,024				432,955				21,497				2,227,637
Paul J. Reilly			71,645,728				909,598				14,150				2,227,637
Robert W. Stein			72,109,429				443,313				16,734				2,227,637

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2012.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
74,127,889		647,123		22,101		0

Proposal 3: Non-binding Advisory Vote on the 2011 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
71,238,477		1,301,842		29,157		2,227,637

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: May 15, 2012