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: October 17, 2019

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

FEDNAT HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Florida   000-25001   65-0248866

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

14050 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 180

Sunrise, FL

  33323
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 293-2532

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock    FNHC    Nasdaq Global Market

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).

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.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of FedNat Holding Company (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved all of the matters proposed to the shareholders. A total of 11,036,287 of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, representing approximately 83.31% of the shares eligible to vote, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, resulting in a quorum being present or represented at the Annual Meeting.

Set forth below are the number of votes cast for or against, and any abstentions or broker non-votes, as applicable, regarding each of the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting:

 

     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes 		 

1. Election of Directors:

           

Michael H. Braun

     8,269,580        453,299        2,467        2,310,941  

Jenifer G. Kimbrough

     8,262,884        460,891        1,571        2,310,941  

David W. Michelson

     8,418,837        303,938        2,571        2,310,941  

David K. Patterson

     8,419,767        303,008        2,571        2,310,941  

2. Non-binding advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.

     8,166,061        469,441        89,844        2,310,941  

3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year.

     10,876,926        25,139        134,222        —    

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.

 

    FEDNAT HOLDING COMPANY
Date: October 21, 2019     By:  

/s/ Ronald A. Jordan

      Name: Ronald A. Jordan
      Title: Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)