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): December 23, 2015
First Trinity Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Oklahoma | | 000-52613 | | 34-1001436 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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7633 E 63rd Place, Suite 230, Tulsa, Oklahoma | | 74133-1246 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(918) 249-2438
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| | (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) | |
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Item 1.01 | | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Employment Agreement
On December 23, 2015, First Trinity Financial Corporation entered into an amendment of an employment agreement with its Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey J. Wood. For additional information related to the Employment agreement, please see item 5.02 and Exhibit 10.24 which is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.
On December 23, 2015, First Trinity Financial Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “Second Amendment to Employee Agreement”) with Jeffrey J, Wood, the Company’s Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, (the “Employee”).
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Under the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, the Employee will receive (retroactive to January 1, 2015) a base salary as compensation for all services rendered by the employee under this Second Amendment to Employment Agreement and the Company will pay Employee a base salary of $ 20,000 per month (retroactive to January 1, 2015), payable periodically, in substantially equal amounts, but no less often than semi-monthly in accordance with company’s payroll practices from time to time in effect.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The preceding description of the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.24 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit
Exhibit 10.24 | Employment Agreement between First Trinity Financial Corporation and Jeffrey J. Wood, dated December 23, 2015. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | First Trinity Financial Corporation |
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Date: December 28, 2015 | | By: | /s/ Gregg E. Zahn |
| | Name: | Gregg E. Zahn |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
