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| EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. | d647279dex31.htm |
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): December 12, 2013
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-32899 | 20-2653793 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 25 Race Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 17603 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (855) 533-3444
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 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Eastern”), adopted an amendment to Section 1.2 of the corporation’s Bylaws to change the time period in which a special meeting of shareholders must be held after a request is received that a special meeting be called from 60 to 90 days. Section 1.2 of Eastern’s Bylaws as amended now reads as follows:
“Section 1.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called only in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. Upon written request to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary, sent by registered mail or delivered to such officer in person, of any person or persons entitled to call a special meeting of the shareholders, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to fix the time of the meeting, which shall be held not more than 90 days after the receipt of the request, and shall give due notice thereof.”
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 3.1 | Amendment to Section 1.2 of the Bylaws of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. |
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.
| EASTERN INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 19, 2013 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Shook | ||||
| Kevin M. Shook | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment to Section 1.2 of the Bylaws of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. | |