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)
December 7, 2005
PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| California
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10-18786
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94-2723335 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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| 875 Prospect Street, Suite 301, La Jolla, California
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92037 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(858) 456-6022
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Election of Director
On
December 7, 2005, the Board of Directors of PICO Holdings, Inc. (the
“Company”)
unanimously elected Kenneth J. Slepicka as a director of the Company.
The election was conducted in accordance with the Company’s bylaws and
articles of incorporation and upon the recommendation of the Board of
Directors’ Nominating Committee.
Mr. Slepicka was elected to fill the vacancy created by the retirement, effective August 1, 2005, of Robert R. Broadbent.
Mr. Slepicka will serve for the remainder of Mr. Broadbent’s
term and stand for election as a Director at the Company’s
annual meeting of shareholders in 2007.
Mr. Slepicka has not been appointed
to any committee of the Board of Directors,
and the committee or committees to which he may be appointed has not been determined.
Mr. Slepicka will be compensated in the same manner as the
Company’s other independent, non-employee directors.
Mr. Slepicka is also a Director of HyperFeed Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company.
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