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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): June 25, 2012
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-16517
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06-1599088
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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One American Row, Hartford, CT
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06102-5056
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 403-5000
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:
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b) On June 25, 2012, David R. Pellerin, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer, will no longer serve as The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) interim Chief Accounting Officer due to the hiring and appointment of Douglas C. Miller as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
(c) On June 25, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors appointed Mr. Douglas C. Miller, CPA, age 47, as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. Prior to joining the Company on June 25, 2012, Mr. Miller was a consultant since November 2011. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Controller for Sun Life Financial (U.S.) from October 2008 to November 2011. Prior to that, he served as an Audit Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2005 to October 2008, and a Senior Audit Manager with Deloitte from 2001 to 2005.
Effective as of the Company’s next grant date for equity awards, Mr. Miller will be granted a one-time stock option award to purchase 40,000 shares of Company stock valued at the closing price on the grant date.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
99.1 Press Release of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. dated June 25, 2012.
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.
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THE PHOENIX COMPANIES, INC.
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Date: June 25, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Peter A. Hofmann
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Name:
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Peter A. Hofmann
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Title:
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Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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