8-K

ASSURANT, INC. (AIZ)

8-K 2023-05-12 For: 2023-05-11
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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 12, 2023 (May 11, 2023)

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware 001-31978 39-1126612
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)

260 Interstate North Circle SE

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

(770) 763-1000

(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:

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)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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
5.25% Subordinated Notes due 2061 AIZN 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 11, 2023, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 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 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been 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, 2023; (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2022 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.

In accordance with the results of the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation in Proposal 4, the Company has decided that, until the next such required vote, it will include a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every year.

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 44,704,812 2,247,871 77,958 3,049,888
Paget L. Alves 46,815,245 133,587 81,809 3,049,888
Rajiv Basu 46,811,200 137,221 82,220 3,049,888
J. Braxton Carter 46,703,294 249,311 78,036 3,049,888
Juan N. Cento 45,160,677 1,791,508 78,456 3,049,888
Keith W. Demmings 46,536,262 416,610 77,769 3,049,888
Harriet Edelman 46,629,324 315,898 85,419 3,049,888
Sari Granat 46,551,809 382,539 96,293 3,049,888
Lawrence V. Jackson 44,804,166 2,136,302 90,173 3,049,888
Debra J. Perry 46,523,942 424,221 82,478 3,049,888
Ognjen (Ogi) Redzic 46,800,896 146,451 83,294 3,049,888
Paul J. Reilly 45,504,631 1,446,192 79,818 3,049,888
Robert W. Stein 45,798,218 1,152,989 79,434 3,049,888

Proposal 2:    Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
48,029,086 2,012,065 39,378 N/A

Proposal 3:    Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the 2022 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
45,077,592 1,854,196 98,853 3,049,888

Proposal 4:    Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive

Compensation.

1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
45,642,567 13,217 1,329,533 45,324 3,049,888

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Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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 12, 2023 By: /s/ Mariana Wisk
Name: Mariana Wisk
Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

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