8-K

 

 

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

June 6, 2013

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33251   65-0231984

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 958-1200

 

 

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):

 

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ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the election of Scott P. Callahan and Darryl L. Lewis as directors of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of Messrs. Callahan and Lewis on June 6, 2013. Pursuant to the indemnification agreements, and subject to the exceptions and limitations provided therein, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each of Messrs. Callahan and Lewis to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all liabilities and expenses in connection with any proceeding to which he was, is or becomes a party arising out of his services as an officer, director, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or its subsidiaries. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company also entered into a Director Services Agreement with each of Messrs. Callahan and Lewis on June 6, 2013, pursuant to which each will receive an annual fee of $85,000 for services rendered as a director of the Company. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Director Services Agreements with Messrs. Callahan and Lewis, which are filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) As noted in Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on June 6, 2013, the shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Second Amended and Restated Plan”) to increase the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Second Amended and Restated Plan by 3,000,000 shares, from 7,200,000 shares to 10,200,000 shares (the “Amendment”). The material terms of the Second Amended and Restated Plan, as amended, are described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2013 in the section entitled “Approval of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Proposal 2)”, which description is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated Plan, as amended, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the texts of the Second Amended and Restated Plan and the Amendment, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 6, 2013, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals, the final voting results of which are provided below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors by the holders of the Company’s common stock, Series M Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as one class:

 

Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Scott P. Callahan

     23,169,973         1,024,757         11,457,673   

Sean P. Downes

     23,124,989         1,069,741         11,457,673   

Darryl L. Lewis

     23,158,455         1,036,275         11,457,673   

Michael A. Pietrangelo

     19,618,734         4,575,996         11,457,673   

Ozzie A. Schindler

     23,134,169         1,060,561         11,457,673   

Reed J. Slogoff

     19,576,562         4,618,168         11,457,673   

Jon W. Springer

     23,164,585         1,030,145         11,457,673   

Joel M. Wilentz

     19,578,745         4,615,985         11,457,673   

Proposal No. 2: The Amendment was approved.

 

For:

     17,544,377   

Against:

     6,575,635   

Abstain:

     74,758   

Broker Non-Votes:

     11,457,673   

 

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Proposal No. 3: The proposal to approve the material terms for the performance goals for performance bonuses in the employment agreements of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer was approved.

 

For:

     19,029,052   

Against:

     5,045,825   

Abstain:

     119,853   

Broker Non-Votes:

     11,457,673   

Proposal No. 4: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was approved.

 

For:

     34,556,714   

Against:

     422,291   

Abstain:

     687,548   

Broker Non-Votes:

     0   

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2012).

10.2 Director Services Agreement, dated June 6, 2013, by and between the Company and Scott P. Callahan.

10.3 Director Services Agreement, dated June 6, 2013, by and between the Company and Darryl L. Lewis.

10.4 Second Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-181994) deemed effective on June 8, 2012).

10.5 Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-189122) deemed effective on June 6, 2013).

99.1 The section entitled “Approval of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Proposal 2)” starting at page 36 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated April 24, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 6, 2013     UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
   

/s/ George R. De Heer

George R. De Heer

Chief Financial Officer

 

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