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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 5, 2018 
 

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Indiana
 
0-5534
 
35-0160330
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 

111 Congressional Boulevard, Carmel IN
 
46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code 317-636-9800

Not Applicable
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 
 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 5, 2018, Mr. Steven Shapiro notified Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (the "Company") of his resignation from his role as the Company's Executive Chairman and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.   Mr. Shapiro, age 53, has served as the Company's Executive Chairman since October 2015 and served on the Company's Board of Directors since 2007 and, at the time of his resignation, was serving on the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Shapiro has not resigned because of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.  Mr. Shapiro has indicated that he will remain as a shareholder and is invested in the company's success.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following item is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Company on June 11, 2018.






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.


BALDWIN & LYONS, INC.



June 11, 2018                                                                                by: /s/ W. Randall Birchfield
            W. Randall Birchfield,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer