SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20459
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
268664109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Gregory M. Shepard
7028 Portmarnock Place
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
(941)306-5368
(Name, address and telephone number of persons
authorized to receive notices and communications
on behalf of person(s) filing statement)
Copy to:
Eric M. Fogel, Esq.
SmithAmundsen LLC
150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)894-3325
March 1, 2019
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule13d-l(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ☐.
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CUSIP No. 268664109
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF REPORTING PERSON
Gregory M. Shepard | |||||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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3. | SEC USE ONLY
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4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF, BK | |||||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER
1,100,000 | ||||
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- | |||||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,100,000 | |||||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,100,000 | |||||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.09% | |||||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN |
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SCHEDULE 13D
ITEM 1. | SECURITY AND ISSUER. |
This statement constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D relating to the common stock, $1.00 par value (the “Shares”), issued by EMC Insurance Group Inc. (the “Issuer”), and hereby amends the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Schedule 13D”) to furnish additional information set forth herein. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:
On March 1, 2019, the Filing Person sent a letter to Issuer’s Todd A. Strother, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (the “March 1 Letter”). A copy of the March 1 Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 7.5 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 7. | MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. |
Exhibit 7.5 Letter dated March 1, 2019, from the Filing Person to Todd A. Strother, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Issuer.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATED: March 1, 2019 |
/s/ Gregory M. Shepard |
Gregory M. Shepard |
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