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): July 22, 2011
 
 

THE NATIONAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
0-18649
 
63-1020300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
661 East Davis Street
       
Elba, Alabama
     
36323
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(334) 897-2273
   
       
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On July 26, 2011, The National Security Group, Inc. issued a press release declaring a quarterly dividend.  A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                      Description of Document

99.1  
Press release, dated July 26, 2011, issued by The National Security Group, Inc.


 
 

 

SIGNATURE

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 National Security Group, Inc.
     
Dated: July 26, 2011
 
By:  /s/ Brian R. McLeod
   
Brian R. McLeod
Chief Financial Officer
     











 
 

 



                                                               Exhibit 99.1
The National Security Group, Inc.
661 East Davis Street
Post Office Box 703
Elba, Alabama 36323


PRESS RELEASE

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 


For Additional Information: Contact Brian McLeod – Chief Financial Officer @ (334) 897-2273.




The National Security Group, Inc
Declares Cash Dividend


    ELBA, ALABAMA (July 26, 2011)…On July 22, 2011, the Board of Directors of The National Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSEC), declared a quarterly dividend of $.15 per share.  This cash dividend is payable on August 31, 2011 to shareholders of record August 8, 2011.  With its home office in Elba, Alabama, The National Security Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company.  Company shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol NSEC.