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 16, 2018

 

 

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File No. 000-52613

 

Oklahoma 34-1991436

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization) 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

7633 East 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133-1246
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

 

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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Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2018 Annual Meeting of the shareholders of First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. Central Daylight Savings Time at the Embassy Suites Tulsa, Premier Room – Interstate 44, 3332 South 79th East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145.

 

QUORUM

 

The total number of votes eligible to be cast at said Meeting of Shareholders, determined at the close of business on March 19, 2018, the record date fixed by the Company’s Board of Directors for determination of the number of votes that may be cast at said Meeting and of those persons entitled to notice of and to vote at said Meeting, is 7,802,593.

 

There are present at said Meeting, in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast 4,275,781votes.

 

There being present at said Meeting, either in person or by proxy, persons entitled to cast more than 50% of the total number of votes eligible to be cast thereat, a quorum is present for the transaction of business.

 

PROPOSALS

 

The proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal Number 1

 

To elect eight (8) directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

The following eight (8) individuals were elected. The votes were cast as follows:

 

   

Total

 

 Withhold 

 

For All

 

Net

Director

 

Votes

 

 All 

 

Except

 

Total

Gregg E. Zahn

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

32,000

 

4,153,762

William S. Lay

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

5,513

 

4,180,249

Bill H. Hill

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

6,878

 

4,178,884

Will W. Klein

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

6,013

 

4,179,749

Charles W. Owens

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

3,570

 

4,182,192

George E. Peintner

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

3,570

 

4,182,192

Gary L. Sherrer

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

7,099

 

4,178,663

Gerald J. Kohout

 

4,275,781

 

90,019

 

6,013

 

4,179,749

 

 

Proposal Number 2

 

To ratify the selection of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. The votes were cast as follows:

 

Independent Registered

     

Votes

 

Votes

 

Net

Public Accounting Firm

 

Total

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Votes For

Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP

 

4,275,781

 

64,382

 

83,566

 

4,127,833

 

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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.

 

 

First Trinity Financial Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 16, 2018

By:

/s/ Gregg E. Zahn

 

 

 

 Gregg E. Zahn

 

 

 

 President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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