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): May 10, 2018
Assurant, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-31978
| DE | 39-1126612 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 859-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2018, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected each of the nominees listed below to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2019 annual meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, (2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018 and (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2017 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers,
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.
| Nominees: | Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Elaine D. Rosen | 43,770,191 | 161,066 | 87,523 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Howard L. Carver | 42,259,304 | 1,671,502 | 87,974 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Juan N. Cento | 43,333,206 | 603,750 | 81,824 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Alan B. Colberg | 43,835,174 | 96,649 | 86,957 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Elyse Douglas | 43,879,965 | 54,523 | 84,292 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Harriet Edelman | 43,777,644 | 152,795 | 88,341 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Lawrence V. Jackson | 43,703,326 | 224,818 | 90,636 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Charles J. Koch | 43,210,376 | 720,888 | 87,516 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Jean-Paul L. Montupet | 43,857,259 | 74,347 | 87,174 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Debra J. Perry | 43,779,594 | 151,685 | 87,501 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Paul J. Reilly | 43,842,196 | 91,950 | 84,634 | 3,039,296 | ||||
| Robert W. Stein | 43,813,538 | 117,182 | 88,060 | 3,039,296 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2018.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 46,442,484 |
517,734 | 97,858 | N/A |
Proposal 3: Non-binding Advisory Vote on the 2017 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 41,773,139 |
2,162,278 | 83,363 | 3,039,296 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Assurant, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Carey S. Roberts | |
| Carey S. Roberts | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 10, 2018