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) April 26, 2019

 

 

AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas		001-34280		74-0484030
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS employer Identification No.)

 

One Moody Plaza Galveston, Texas				77550-7999
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (409) 763-4661

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $1.00		ANAT		NASDAQ

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). Results of stockholder voting at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The stockholders elected the individuals below as Directors of the Company, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with the results of the vote as follows:

 

Director Name		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
William C. Ansell			25,247,479				81,431				4,515				9,114
Arthur O. Dummer			24,422,180				904,366				6,879				9,114
Irwin M. Herz, Jr.			25,063,060				265,765				4,600				9,114
E. Douglas McLeod			25,236,057				79,603				17,765				9,114
Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg			25,004,279				325,442				3,704				9,114
Ross R. Moody			24,731,898				597,012				4,515				9,114
James P. Payne			25,247,044				81,606				4,775				9,114
E. J. “Jere” Pederson			24,510,195				818,230				5,000				9,114
James E. Pozzi			25,190,340				138,570				4,515				9,114
James D. Yarbrough			24,384,483				942,970				5,972				9,114

Proposal 2. The stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the named executive officers disclosed in the “Executive Compensation” section of the Company’s proxy statement dated April 3, 2019 relating to the Annual Meeting. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
25,215,358		99,805		18,262		9,114

Proposal 3. The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
25,274,239		66,060		2,240		0

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.

 

Date: April 29, 2019