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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): March 24, 2011
The Navigators Group,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-15886 | 13-3138397 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 International Drive, Rye
Brook, New York |
10573 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 934-8999
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 24, 2011, Mr. Peter
A. Cheney notified The Navigators Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that
he will retire from the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”) effective as of May 26, 2011, the date of the
Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting and the conclusion of
Mr. Cheney’s current term. Mr. Cheney is the chairman of the
Finance Committee of the Board and also serves as a member of the Audit
Committee. Mr. Cheney has been a director of the Company since 2003.
In addition, on March 24, 2011, the Company announced the
nomination of Mr. Geoffrey E. Johnson to stand for election to the Board
at the Company’s upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 26,
2011.
A copy of the Company’s press release, dated
March 29, 2011, announcing these Board changes is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | Press Release dated March 29, 2011. |
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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.
THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Bruce J.
Byrnes
Name:
Bruce J. Byrnes
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date: March 30, 2011
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Press Release dated March 29, 2011. |