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) | July 27, 2017 | ||
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | |||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
| New Jersey | 001-33067 | 22-2168890 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 40 Wantage Avenue, Branchville, New Jersey | 07890 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (973) 948-3000 | ||
| Not Applicable | |||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |||
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(d) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on April 26, 2017, the Company’s stockholders voted on, among other matters, an advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The Company’s stockholders voted for an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation to be held every year, consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors.
In response to the voting results, the Company’s Board of Directors determined at a meeting held on July 26, 2017, that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year. The Company will continue to hold advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year until the Company’s Board of Directors decides to hold the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes, which shall be no later than the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023.
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.
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | |||
| Date: July 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Michael H. Lanza | |
| Michael H. Lanza | |||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||