UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 16, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-33251		65-0231984
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 958-1200

 

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 16, 2018, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.29 per share, payable on December 4, 2018, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 27, 2018. The $0.29 per share dividend includes a $0.16 per share regular quarterly cash dividend and an additional special cash dividend of $0.13 per share. The announcement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

 

99.1		Press Release November 16, 2018

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.

 

Date: November 16, 2018						UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
						/s/ Sean P. Downes
						Sean P. Downes
						Chief Executive Officer