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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 27, 2012
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-11462 | 13-3427277 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 1105 North Market Street, Suite 1230, P.O. Box 8985, Wilmington, DE | 19899 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 302-478-5142
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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 27, 2012, Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (“Delphi”) announced that the Board of Directors of Delphi has authorized and empowered designated officers of Delphi to voluntarily delist from the NYSE the 7.376% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due May 1, 2067 issued by Delphi with NYSE ticker symbol DFP (the “Hybrid Securities”), as well as terminate the registration of the Hybrid Securities and the 7.875% Senior Notes due January 31, 2020 issued by Delphi (the “Senior Notes”) and the reporting obligations of Delphi with respect to the Hybrid Securities and Senior Notes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The press release regarding this matter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Registrant’s April 27, 2012 press release. | |
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.
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
/s/ CHAD W. COULTER
Chad W. Coulter
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: April 27, 2012