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

June 13, 2018

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33251   65-0231984

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  (Commission file number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                (954) 958-1200                 

 

 

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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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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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. ☐

 

 

 


ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting. The final voting results are provided below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected to the Company’s Board by the holders of the Company’s common stock and Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as one class:

 

Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Scott P. Callahan

     26,106,368        1,448,602        31,444        5,242,702  

Kimberly D. Cooper

     26,432,766        1,123,082        30,566        5,242,702  

Sean P. Downes

     26,937,019        617,950        31,445        5,242,702  

Darryl L. Lewis

     26,968,488        586,482        31,444        5,242,702  

Ralph J. Palmieri

     26,961,399        593,520        31,495        5,242,702  

Richard D. Peterson

     22,494,554        5,060,365        31,495        5,242,702  

Michael A. Pietrangelo

     21,708,781        5,845,938        31,695        5,242,702  

Ozzie A. Schindler

     27,163,750        390,976        31,688        5,242,702  

Jon W. Springer

     26,920,978        633,742        31,694        5,242,702  

Joel M. Wilentz, M.D.

     22,436,331        5,118,642        31,441        5,242,702  

Proposal No. 2: The shareholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

For:

     11,526,787     

Against:

     15,834,461     

Abstain:

     225,166     

Broker Non-Votes:

     5,242,702     

Proposal No. 3: The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

For:

     32,091,555     

Against:

     431,442     

Abstain:

     306,119     


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.

 

Date: June 15, 2018     UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
      /s/ Sean P. Downes
     

Sean P. Downes

Chief Executive Officer