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 9, 2013

 

 

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-31978

 

DE		39-1126612
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 859-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 9, 2013. 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 2014 Annual Meeting 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 fiscal year 2013 and (3) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the 2012 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.

 

Nominees:		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Elaine D. Rosen			64,519,844				723,966				160,866				1,767,010
Howard L. Carver			64,669,328				566,984				168,364				1,767,010
Juan N. Cento			64,088,756				1,159,368				156,552				1,767,010
Elyse Douglas			64,660,900				573,141				170,635				1,767,010
Lawrence V. Jackson			64,613,851				617,461				173,364				1,767,010
David B. Kelso			64,466,270				781,355				157,051				1,767,010
Charles J. Koch			64,161,836				1,059,180				183,660				1,767,010
Jean-Paul L. Montupet			61,106,619				4,139,019				159,038				1,767,010
Robert B. Pollock			64,496,670				739,781				168,225				1,767,010
Paul J. Reilly			64,925,393				322,245				157,038				1,767,010
Robert W. Stein			64,466,413				769,899				168,364				1,767,010

Proposal 2:   Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2013.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
66,514,155		491,086		166,445		0

Proposal 3:   Non-binding Advisory Vote on the 2012 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
61,356,662		3,852,790		195,224		1,767,010

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 14, 2013