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): December 22, 2017 |
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ProAssurance Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-16533 | 63-1261433 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer I.D. No.) |
100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama | 35209 |
(Address of Principal Executive Office ) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 877-4400 |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure In this current report on Form 8K we are disclosing that our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W. Stancil Starnes, has entered into an individual written trading plan (a “10b5-1 Plan”) in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Company’s insider trading policy. Under the 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Starnes will sell shares in one or more transactions, if the market price of ProAssurance common stock reaches or exceeds certain minimum price thresholds specified in the 10b5-1 Plan. No sales can be made under the 10b5-1 Plan for a period of at least fifteen days after inception. Mr. Starnes, who is 69-years old and who this year signed a five-year extension to his employment agreement, is entering into this 10b5-1 Plan as part of a long-planned diversification and estate-planning strategy. If all shares covered by the 10b5-1 Plan are sold, Mr. Starnes ownership will still substantially exceed the level of common stock ownership required under the Company’s stock ownership guidelines. The transactions executed in accordance with the 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly through one or more Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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. |
Date: December 26, 2017 |
PROASSURANCE CORPORATION |
By: /s/ Frank B. O'Neil |
Frank B. O’Neil |
Senior Vice President |
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