8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 21, 2021

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

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

(a)The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 21, 2021. The holders of 16,813,096 shares of common stock of the Company, constituting 92 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy.

(b)    At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, William R. Fitzgerald, Victoria M. Holt, Thomas S. Schreier, Sherry M. Smith, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2022. The following table shows the vote totals for each of these individuals:

Broker non-votes for each director totaled 894,322.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a “say-on-pay” vote. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:

Broker non-votes for this proposal totaled 894,322.

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.