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) June 4, 2024
US ALLIANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas | 000-55627 | 26-4824142 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1303 SW First American Pl
Topeka, Kansas 66604
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(785) 228-0200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act: | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2024 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of the stockholders of US Alliance Corporation, a Kansas corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 3, 2024 at the Company’s Topeka headquarters. Stockholders representing 3,008,791 shares of the Company's common stock, or approximately 39% of the Company's outstanding stock and representing a quorum as defined in the Company's Bylaws, were present in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (1) elected the Company's five nominees for director, each to serve for a one-year term, (2) ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, and (3) approved an advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation. Proxies submitted by the Company's stockholders further authorized Jack Brier and John Helms, as proxyholders, to vote upon any other matters coming before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof, but no other matters were submitted to a vote.
The final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders were as follows:
PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
Name | | Voted For | | | Voted to Withhold | |
Jack Brier | | 2,930,445 | | | 78,346 | |
William Graves | | 2,948,087 | | | 56,704 | |
John Helms | | 2,947,885 | | | 56,321 | |
James Poolman | | 2,945,218 | | | 60,158 | |
Jennifer Schmidt | | 2,937,470 | | | 67,321 | |
PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP:
Voted For | | | Voted Against | | | Abstained | |
2,909,673 | | | | 67,834 | | | | 31,284 | |
PROPOSAL 3 – ADVISORY VOTE ON 2023 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION:
Voted For | | | Voted Against | | | Abstained | |
2,699,433 | | | | 171,318 | | | | 138,04 | |
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.
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Date: June 4, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jack H. Brier | |
| | Jack H. Brier | |