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) August 5, 2013
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 001-34280 | 74-0484030 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Moody Plaza Galveston, Texas | 77550-7999 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (409) 763-4661
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 5, 2013, we notified the NASDAQ Stock Market that an independent member of our Board of Directors, Frank P. Williamson, died on August 3, 2013. Mr. Williamson served on our Board of Directors and on our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee since 2004. As a result of Mr. Williamson’s death, we currently do not comply with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2) that our Board of Directors be comprised of a majority of independent directors and that our Audit Committee be comprised of at least three independent directors. We expect to regain compliance with such rules by filling Mr. Williamson’s vacancies on the Board and the Audit Committee prior to the expiration of the applicable cure periods provided under Listing Rule 5605.
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.
| AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||||||
| By: | /s/ John J. Dunn, Jr. | |||||
| Name: | John J. Dunn, Jr. | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Date: August 6, 2013