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):  September 15, 2017

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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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(e) On September 15, 2017, NI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the NI Holdings, Inc. 2017 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

A summary of the Plan was included as Proposal Three in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2017 and is incorporated by reference herein. The summary of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected each of the nominees listed below to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, (2) ratified the appointment of Mazars USA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017, and (3) approved the NI Holdings, Inc. 2017 Stock and Incentive Plan.

The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Mazars USA LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2017.

Proposal 3: Approval of the NI Holdings, Inc. 2017 Stock and Incentive Plan.

(a) On September 15, 2017, NI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and management provided an update on its operations. The presentation made to shareholders is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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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