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UNITED STATES

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

 

 

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 15, 2017

 

 

Unico American Corporation

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-3978 95-2583928
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
   
26050 Mureau Road  
Calabasas, California 91302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

(818) 591-9800

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

  

Emerging Growth Company |_|

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) Medical leave of absence

(c) Reallocation of duties 

 

On May 15, 2017, Lester A. Aaron, the registrant’s Executive Vice President and Director, informed the registrant he was taking a medical leave of absence. The expected duration of that absence is currently unknown. In his absence, Mr. Aaron’s current responsibilities as Executive Vice President will be handled by Cary L. Cheldin, the registrants’s Chairman, President and CEO. Mr. Aaron continues to be a shareholder, and he continues to serve as a member of the registrant’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

 

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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.

 

                                            UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION

                                                                (Registrant)

 

 

Date: May 17, 2017    By:   /s/ Michael Budnitsky

 

Name:   Michael Budnitsky

Title:    Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number        Description

 

99.1                            Press release dated May 16, 2017

 

 

 

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