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) May 12, 2011
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-32899 | 20-2653793 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 25 Race Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 17603 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 396-7095
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 12, 2011, Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following proposals described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2011.
The proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1. The Company’s shareholders elected three individuals to serve as Class III members of the Board of Directors, as set forth below:
| Director’s Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Robert M. McAlaine |
5,242,325 | 147,159 | 1,383,367 | |||
| Scott C. Penwell |
5,236,464 | 153,020 | 1,383,367 | |||
| Charles H. Vetterlein, Jr. |
5,242,428 | 147,056 | 1,383,367 |
Proposal No. 2. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011, as set forth below:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 6,142,998 |
585,967 | 44,386 |
Proposal No. 3. The Company’s shareholders approved the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy materials, as set forth below:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 5,268,738 |
70,854 | 49,892 | 1,383,867 |
Proposal No. 4. In the advisory vote to determine the frequency of future votes to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, a frequency of every year received the greatest number of votes, as set forth below:
| Every 1 Year |
Every 2 Years |
Every 3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 4,595,954 |
53,822 |
690,588 |
49,119 |
1,383,867 |
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.
| EASTERN INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: May 17, 2011 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Shook | ||||
| Kevin M. Shook Chief Financial Officer | ||||||