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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 11, 2020 (May 7, 2020)
 
Assurant, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-31978
 
39-1126612
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

28 Liberty Street, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10005
(212) 859-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

N/A
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.01 Par Value
AIZ
New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 Par Value
AIZP
New York Stock Exchange

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

On May 7, 2020, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 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 2021 annual meeting of stockholders 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 the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; and (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2019 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

Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Elaine D. Rosen
 
50,103,099
 
979,294
 
41,730
 
2,433,613
Paget L. Alves
 
50,658,018
 
424,398
 
41,707
 
2,433,613
Juan N. Cento
 
48,623,608
 
2,441,032
 
59,483
 
2,433,613
Alan B. Colberg
 
50,932,302
 
152,261
 
39,560
 
2,433,613
Harriet Edelman
 
50,668,493
 
413,920
 
41,710
 
2,433,613
Lawrence V. Jackson
 
50,290,986
 
791,360
 
41,777
 
2,433,613
Jean-Paul L. Montupet
 
49,317,340
 
1,764,971
 
41,812
 
2,433,613
Debra J. Perry
 
48,394,404
 
2,682,328
 
47,391
 
2,433,613
Ognjen Redzic
 
50,918,441
 
163,821
 
41,861
 
2,433,613
Paul J. Reilly
 
49,756,002
 
1,326,370
 
41,751
 
2,433,613
Robert W. Stein
 
50,915,917
 
166,114
 
42,092
 
2,433,613

Proposal 2:     Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2020

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
50,909,608
 
2,627,572
 
20,556
 
N/A

Proposal 3:     Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the 2019 Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
48,183,414
 
2,900,604
 
40,105
 
2,433,613


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
 
 
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.



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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.
 
ASSURANT, INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 11, 2020
By:
 
/s/ Mariana Wisk
 
 
 
Mariana Wisk
 
 
 
Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Interim Secretary



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