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): February 25, 2021 (February 24, 2021)
GLOBE LIFE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-08052 | 63-0780404 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer ID No.) | ||||||||||||
3700 South Stonebridge Drive, McKinney, Texas 75070
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 569-4000
N/A
(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 exchanged on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share | GL | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||||
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On February 24, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Globe Life Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-Laws”) to implement proxy access, effective immediately.
The By-Laws include a new Article III, Section 3 that permits a shareholder, or a group of up to 20 shareholders, owning at least three percent of the Company’s outstanding stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s annual meeting proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two directors or twenty percent of the Board, provided that the shareholders and nominees satisfy the requirements specified in the By-Laws.
The By-Laws also contain other non-material conforming, clarifying, and updating changes.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(a)Financial Statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
(b)Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
(c)Shell company transactions.
Not applicable
(d)Exhibits.
(104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GLOBE LIFE INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: February 25, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Christopher T. Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Christopher T. Moore Corporate Senior Vice President, Associate Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||