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 9, 2017
NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36311 | 27-1046208 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
59 Maiden Lane, 38th Floor
New York, New York 10038
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(212) 380-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 9, 2017, the Board of Directors of National General Holdings Corp. (the "Company") appointed Lawrence J. Moloney as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
Mr. Moloney, 54, has served as a Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company since December 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Moloney served as controller of AIG North America, a division of American International Group, Inc., from September 2014 to December 2016. Prior to that role, he served as deputy controller of AIG North America from May 2012 to September 2014. Prior to his tenure at AIG, Mr. Moloney held a number of financial management positions with Tokio Marine Management. He joined Tokio Marine from Deloitte where he began his career.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2017. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:
Description of Matters Submitted
1. Election of Directors: | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
Donald DeCarlo | 99,866,202 | 2,709,005 | 1,186,265 | |||
Patrick Fallon | 99,992,939 | 2,582,268 | 1,186,265 | |||
Barry Karfunkel | 85,377,414 | 17,197,793 | 1,186,265 | |||
Robert Karfunkel | 100,449,186 | 2,126,021 | 1,186,265 | |||
John Marshaleck | 101,746,594 | 828,613 | 1,186,265 | |||
Barbara Paris | 99,992,786 | 2,582,421 | 1,186,265 | |||
Barry Zyskind | 78,132,601 | 24,442,606 | 1,186,265 | |||
For | Against | Abstain | ||||
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ended December 31, 2017. | 103,759,457 | 533 | 1,482 | |||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||
3. Advisory, non-binding approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement. | 99,027,636 | 3,102,071 | 445,500 | 1,186,265 | ||||
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.
NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. | ||||||
Date: May 9, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey Weissmann | ||||
Jeffrey Weissmann | ||||||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||