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): August 23, 2011
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Michigan | 38-2626206 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1-14094 (Commission File Number) |
26255 American Drive Southfield, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 48034 (Zip Code) |
(248) 358-1100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS |
On August 23, 2011, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing an amendment to the record date and payment date of their recently declared quarterly dividend of $0.04 per common share. The record date has been changed to September 2, 2011 from the previously announced date of August 12, 2011. The dividend payment date has been changed to September 14, 2011 from August 29, 2011. These changes assure that the dividend record date is consistent with the New York Stock Exchange requirements.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| a. | None. | |
| b. | None. | |
| c. | None. | |
| d. | The following document is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K: | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued August 23, 2011. |
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: August 23, 2011 | MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Karen M. Spaun | ||
| Karen M. Spaun, Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Document Description | |
| Press Release, issued August 23, 2011. |