UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: April 2, 2001
FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
A Delaware Corporation Commission File No. 1-11941 IRS No. 14-1789227
344 Route 9W, Glenmont, New York 12077-2910
Registrant's telephone number: (518) 431-5000
Item 5. Other Events
On March 28, 2001, American National Insurance Company and Farm Family Holdings,
Inc. issued a press release announcing the automatic extension of the
termination date of their merger agreement.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99 - Press Release
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 thereunto duly authorized.
FARM FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
April 2, 2001 /s/ Philip P. Weber
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(Date) Philip P. Weber
President and CEO
News Release
Contacts:
Ronald J. Welch
Executive Vice President & Chief Actuary
American National Insurance Company
(409) 766-6494
Timothy A. Walsh
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Farm Family Holdings, Inc.
(518) 431-5410
Glenmont, New York - March 28, 2001 - American National Insurance Company
(NASDAQ: ANAT) ("American National") and Farm Family Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FFH)
("Farm Family") today announced that the termination date of their merger
agreement has been extended automatically for up to an additional 90 days from
March 31, 2001 in order to allow American National further time to obtain the
approval of the New York State Insurance Department (the "NYID") for the merger.
The automatic extension was in accordance with the terms of the merger
agreement, which was entered into by the parties on October 31, 2000. The merger
has received all other necessary approvals, including those of the Texas
Department of Insurance and the stockholders of Farm Family. American National
expects to receive the NYID's approval by the end of the first week of April.
The companies expect to close the merger promptly after the receipt of the
NYID's approval.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on managements'
current knowledge, expectations, estimates, beliefs and assumptions. The
forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited
to, statements of the plans and objectives of each of American National and Farm
Family or their managements', statements of future economic performance and
assumptions underlying statements regarding American National and Farm Family or
their businesses. Readers are hereby cautioned that certain events or
circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those
estimated, projected, or predicted. The forward-looking statements in this press
release are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of
important risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside American National's
and Farm Family's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the satisfaction
of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement (which conditions
include, but are not limited to, the approval of the New York State Insurance
Department), the risk of a significant delay in the expected completion of, or
failure to close, the merger, and other risks listed from time to time in Farm
Family's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including Forms 10-Q filed
for the quarters ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000 and
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 to be filed on or about
April 2, 2001.