Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 20, 2017

 

 

Donegal Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-15341   23-02424711

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

1195 River Road, Marietta, Pennsylvania   17547
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 717-426-1931

Not Applicable

(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)

 

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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))

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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

We held our annual meeting of stockholders on April 20, 2017. The results of the voting at our annual meeting of stockholders were as follows:

 

    The total number of votes represented at the annual meeting in person or by proxy by the holders of our Class A common stock and the holders of our Class B common stock was 7,332,718 of the total of 7,731,337 votes entitled to vote at the annual meeting by the holders of all shares of Class A common stock and all shares of Class B common stock outstanding on the record date.

 

    At the annual meeting, the stockholders elected Robert S. Bolinger, Kevin G. Burke, Patricia A. Gilmartin and Jack L. Hess as Class A Directors to serve for a term of three years and until their successors take office. The votes cast for the election of Class A Directors were as follows:

 

     Number of Votes
     For    Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Robert S. Bolinger

   6,988,809    72,996    270,913

Kevin G. Burke

   7,011,254    50,551    270,913

Patricia A. Gilmartin

   7,003,773    58,032    270,913

Jack L. Hess

   7,008,032    53,773    270,913

There were no other nominations of candidates for election as Class A Director. There were no abstentions with respect to the election of Class A Directors.

Our stockholders also voted to approve the following additional actions:

 

    Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote of our stockholders, of the compensation of our named executive officers we described in our proxy statement.

 

Number of Votes

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

6,990,228

  63,338   8,239   270,913

 

    The determination of three years as the frequency with which we submit to our stockholders for approval, by a non-binding advisory vote of our stockholders, of the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

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Number of Votes

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

490,536

  60,735   6,504,962   5,571   270,914

In light of the results of the advisory vote, we intend to submit to our stockholders for approval on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers every three years, until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

    Ratification of the selection by the audit committee of our board of directors of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.

 

Number of Votes

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

7,301,134

  29,461   2,123   —  

 

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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.

 

DONEGAL GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller

  Jeffrey D. Miller, Executive Vice
  President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 25, 2017

 

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