UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2011
FPIC INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-11983 (Commission File Number) |
59-3359111 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(904) 354-2482
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act |
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed, FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. (the Company) has entered into that
certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 23, 2011 (the Merger Agreement), by and
among The Doctors Company, a California domiciled reciprocal inter-insurance exchange (TDC),
Fountain Acquisition Corp., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of TDC (Merger
Sub), and the Company, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and the
Company will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of TDC (the
Merger). As previously disclosed, TDC filed the necessary application in connection with the
Merger (Form A) with the Director of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional
Registration, State of Missouri (the Missouri Director) on June 14, 2011. On August 22, 2011, TDC
and the Company received notice that the Missouri Director has approved the Merger.
The closing of the Merger remains subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement, including the receipt of approvals from the insurance regulatory authorities of the
States of Florida and Texas.
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.
FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. |
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Date: August 23, 2011 | By: | /s/ T. Malcolm Graham | ||
Name: | T. Malcolm Graham | |||
Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||