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): September 18, 2018

 

 

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.)

28 Liberty Street, 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)

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).

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Item 8.01

Other Events

On September 18, 2018, certain affiliates of the TPG Global, LLC (the “Selling Stockholders”) completed the sale of 1,200,000 shares of the Assurant, Inc.’s (the “Company”) common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), directly to an institutional investor, at a public offering price of $101.10 per share (the “Offering”).

The Offering is being made pursuant to (i) an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 22, 2018, including a related base prospectus dated January 22, 2018 and (ii) a related prospectus supplement dated September 12, 2018 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

5.1		Opinion of Carey S. Roberts.
23.1		Consent of Carey S. Roberts (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

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.

 

				Assurant, Inc.
Date: September 18, 2018				By:		/s/ Carey S. Roberts
						Carey S. Roberts
						Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary