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 7, 2015

 

 

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)

 

(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.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 7, 2015. 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 2016 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 2015, (3) reapproved the material terms of the performance goals under the Amended and Restated Assurant, Inc. Long Term Equity Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (4) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2014 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			54,000,996				646,219				278,186				2,204,561
Howard L. Carver			53,680,685				921,879				322,839				2,204,561
Juan N. Cento			53,996,571				640,226				288,606				2,204,561
Alan B. Colberg			54,534,178				73,177				318,048				2,204,561
Elyse Douglas			54,572,425				74,891				278,087				2,204,561
Lawrence V. Jackson			53,839,568				809,682				276,153				2,204,561
Charles J. Koch			53,937,931				709,179				278,293				2,204,561
Jean-Paul L. Montupet			50,022,042				4,614,935				288,426				2,204,561
Paul J. Reilly			54,618,964				27,071				279,348				2,204,561
Robert W. Stein			54,580,057				38,385				306,961				2,204,561

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2015.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
56,212,553		605,583		311,828		0

Proposal 3: Reapproval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals under the Amended and Restated Assurant, Inc. Long Term Equity Incentive Plan for Purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
52,588,668		2,010,487		326,248		2,204,561

Proposal 4: Non-binding Advisory Vote on the 2014 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
51,921,221		2,680,450		323,732		2,204,561

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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 11, 2015