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EX-99.2 - SHARE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - Primerica, Inc.d336997dex992.htm
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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): April 17, 2012

 

 

PRIMERICA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34680   27-1204330

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3120 Breckinridge Blvd.

Duluth, Georgia 30099

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(770) 381-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 17, 2012, Primerica, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement to repurchase 5,736,137 shares of Primerica common stock beneficially owned by Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. and Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P. (together, “Warburg Pincus”), at a purchase price of $26.15 per share. The purchase price was determined based on the closing price of Primerica common stock on April 17, 2012. The repurchase transaction is expected to be completed in April 2012. Following the repurchase transaction, Warburg Pincus will own approximately 17.9% of Primerica’s outstanding common stock on a primary basis and approximately 23.2% including the warrants to purchase Primerica common stock currently held by Warburg Pincus. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the share repurchase agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

For information about the Company’s other relationships with Warburg Pincus and its affiliates, see the section entitled “Related Party Transactions” included in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012, which section is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated April 18, 2012 – Primerica Announces Repurchase of $150 Million of Shares Held by Warburg Pincus
99.2    Share Repurchase Agreement dated as of April 17, 2012 by and between Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., Warburg Picnus X Partners, L.P. and Primerica, Inc.

 

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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.

 

Date: April 18, 2012   PRIMERICA, INC.
 

/s/ Alison S. Rand

  Alison S. Rand
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
99.1    Press Release dated April 18, 2012 – Primerica Announces Repurchase of $150 Million of Shares Held by Warburg Pincus
99.2    Share Repurchase Agreement dated as of April 17, 2012 by and between Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., Warburg Picnus X Partners, L.P. and Primerica, Inc.

 

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