UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 10, 2011:
BALDWIN & LYONS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana | 0-5534 | 35-0160330 |
| (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1099 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana | 46204 |
| (Address of principle executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 636-9800
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Not applicable
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(Former name of former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on May 10, 2011.
| (b) | The shareowners elected all of the Company’s nominees for director and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the Corporation. The shareowners approved all of the shareowner proposals, which are listed below. |
| Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: | |
| | Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstain |
| Stuart D. Bilton | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Joseph J. DeVito | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Otto N. Frenzel IV | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Gary W. Miller | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| John M. O’Mara | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Thomas H. Patrick | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| John A. Pigott | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Kenneth D. Sacks | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Nathan Shapiro | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Norton Shapiro | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Robert Shapiro | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| Steven A. Shapiro | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
| John D. Weil | 2,180,535 | 1 | 148 |
Proposal 2 - Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as Independent Auditors for the year 2011:
| For | 2,180,683 |
| Against | 1 |
| Abstain | - |
Proposal 3 - Advisory approval of executive compensation:
| For | 2,178,435 |
| Against | 149 |
| Abstain | 2,100 |
Proposal 4 - Advisory approval of annual shareholder votes to approve executive compensation:
| For | 2,125,334 |
| Against | 52,501 |
| Abstain | 2,849 |
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.
BALDWIN & LYONS, INC.
May 11, 2011 By: /s/ Joseph J. DeVito
Joseph J. DeVito, CEO and President
