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 13, 2016
AMERISAFE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Texas | 001-12251 | 75-2069407 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2301 Highway 190 West
DeRidder, Louisiana 70634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 463-9052
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 10, 2016 the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. All matters submitted for approval by the Company’s shareholders, as described in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2016, were approved. The number of common shares entitled to vote at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders was 20,440,124 representing the number of shares outstanding as of April 18, 2016, the record date for the annual meeting.
The results of each matter voted on at the annual meeting were as follows:
1. Election of directors. The following directors were elected for terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Teri G. Fontenot |
17,621,500 | 87,116 | 628,763 | |||||||||
| Jared A. Morris |
17,433,162 | 275,454 | 628,763 | |||||||||
| Daniel Phillips |
17,432,699 | 275,917 | 628,763 | |||||||||
2. Advisory vote on executive compensation. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2016 proxy statement under “Executive Compensation” and discussed under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” was approved on an advisory basis.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 17,431,661 |
270,085 | 6,870 | 628,763 |
3. Amendment to Company’s non-employee director restricted stock plan.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 17,409,935 |
291,118 | 7,563 | 628,763 |
4. Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. The appointment was ratified.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 18,259,319 |
68,489 | 9,571 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERISAFE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kathryn H. Shirley | |
| Kathryn H. Shirley | ||
| Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: June 10, 2016