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): | March 22, 2010 |
Bancinsurance Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 0-8738 | 31-0790882 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 250 East Broad Street, 7th Floor, Columbus, Ohio | 43215 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 614-220-5200 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 22, 2010, the Board of Directors of Bancinsurance Corporation (the "Company") received a letter (the "Proposal Letter") from John S. Sokol setting forth a non-binding proposal by which Falcon Equity Partners, L.P., Barbara K. Sokol, John S. Sokol, James K. Sokol and Carla A. Sokol, Daniel J. Clark, Joseph E. LoConti, Edward Feighan, Charles Hamm and Matthew D. Walter (collectively, the "Proposing Persons"), would acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company that are not owned by a Proposing Person at a cash purchase price of $6.00 per share (the "Proposal"). The Proposal, which is described in the Schedule 13D filed by the Proposing Persons on March 23, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), contemplates that, following the closing of the proposed transaction, the Company’s shares would no longer be registered with the SEC and the Company would no longer be a reporting company or have any public shareholders. A copy of the Proposal Letter is atta ched as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Company’s Board of Directors has formed a special committee of independent directors (the "Special Committee") to review and evaluate the Proposal. The members of the Special Committee are Douglas G. Borror (Chairman), Stephen P. Close, and Daniel D. Harkins. The Special Committee has engaged independent legal counsel and is in the process of interviewing independent financial advisors to assist the Special Committee in the evaluation of the Proposal.
No assurance can be given that an agreement on terms satisfactory to the Special Committee or the Board of Directors will result from the Proposal or that any transaction will be completed.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements convey our current expectation s or forecast future events. All statements contained in this Form 8-K, other than statements of historical fact, may be considered forward-looking statements. The words "may," "continue," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "will," "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate" and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those statements. For a discussion of these and further risks and uncertainties, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549 . Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our public filings with the SEC also are available at the Web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Letter from Mr. Sokol to the Company’s Board of Directors, dated March 22, 2010.
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.
| Bancinsurance Corporation | ||||
| March 23, 2010 | By: | Matthew C. Nolan | ||
| Name: Matthew C. Nolan | ||||
| Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Letter from Mr. Sokol to the Company’s Board of Directors, dated March 22, 2010. |
