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): October 1, 2014
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)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Consulting Agreement with Michael J. Peninger, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated October 1, 2014 (the “Consulting Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Peninger has agreed to provide certain consulting services to the Company as an independent contractor. Under the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Peninger will provide such services to the Company until October 2, 2015 or the Consulting Agreement’s earlier termination (the “Consultancy Period”). The Company will pay Mr. Peninger a fee of $25,000 per month during the Consultancy Period. Mr. Peninger has also agreed to refrain during the Consultancy Period from engaging in any business or other activities that are competitive with the business of the Company without obtaining its prior written consent.
A copy of the Consulting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Consulting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 2014, by and between Assurant, Inc. and Michael J. Peninger. |
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.
| Assurant, Inc. | ||||
| Date: October 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Stephen W. Gauster | ||
| Stephen W. Gauster | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||||