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 21, 2000
Protective Life Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-12332 | 95-2492236 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices,
Including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (205) 879-9230
Item 5. Other Events.
Protective Life Corporation (the "Company") has registered various securities including debt securities (the "Debt Securities") pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-80769, as amended (the "Registration Statement"). The securities, including the Debt Securities, were registered on Form S-3 to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933. On December 14, 2000, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with the underwriter named therein, relating to the offering by the Company of a series of Debt Securities under the Registration Statement; $60,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Notes due July 1, 2016 (the "Offered Securities"). The Offered Securities were issued on December 21, 2000 under the Senior Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1994, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 7, dated as of December 14, 2000 (the "Supplemental Indenture"). Each of (i) the Underwriting Agreement, (ii) the Pricing Agreement outlining the terms of the Offered Securities, and (iii) the form of Offered Securities are being filed as an exhibit to this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description of Document | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., as underwriter. | |
1.2 | Pricing Agreement dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. | |
4.1 | Form of 7.50% Note due July 1, 2016 issued by the Company under the Supplemental Indenture. | |
4.2 | Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee. |
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.
| PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION | ||||
Date: December 21, 2000 | By: | /s/ DEBORAH J. LONG | ||
| Name: | Deborah J. Long | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |||
| Exhibit Number | Description | Page No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., as underwriter. | |||
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. | |||
| 4.1 | Form of 7.50% Note due July 1, 2016 issued by the Company under the Supplemental Indenture. | |||
| 4.2 | Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of December 14, 2000 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee. |
