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): May 18, 2011
PRIMERICA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34680 | 27-1204330 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3120 Breckenridge Blvd. Duluth, Georgia 30099 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(770) 381-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Company held its 2011 annual stockholders’ meeting on May 18, 2011. The following is a summary of the proposals that were submitted to the stockholders either for approval or for advisory vote and a tabulation of votes with respect to each proposal:
Proposal 1
Election to a three year term as directors of the Company the two nominees named in the proxy statement.
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
John A Addison, Jr. | 62,278,530 | 199,559 | ||
Robert F. McCullough | 62,180,877 | 297,212 | ||
There were 5,459,710 broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.
Proposal 2
Approval of an amendment to the Primerica, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan from 8,800,000 to 10,800,000.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 61,199,689 | 1,261,884 | 16,516 | 5,459,710 | |||
Proposal 3
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 67,861,411 | 43,363 | 33,025 | ||
Proposal 4
Advisory vote on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”).
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 57,783,633 | 4,666,099 | 28,357 | 5,459,710 | |||
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Proposal 5
Advisory vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote in the future (“Say-When-on-Pay”).
| Votes For One Year | Votes For Two Years | Votes For Three Years | Abstentions | |||
| 6,399,516 | 67,510 | 55,986,448 | 24,615 | |||
In accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation and the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory say on pay vote every three years.
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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.
| Dated: May 19, 2011 | PRIMERICA, INC. | |||
/s/ Peter W. Schneider | ||||
| Peter W. Schneider | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
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