8-K

ASSURANT, INC. (AIZ)

8-K 2020-05-11 For: 2020-05-07
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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<br><br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br><br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>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:

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
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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