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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 24, 2018
HCI Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Florida | 001-34126 | 20-5961396 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 100
Tampa, Florida 33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(813) 405-3600
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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 of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 24, 2018. Two matters were voted upon at the meeting: (1) the election of two Class A directors; and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.
James Macchiarola and Harish Patel were elected to the board of directors at the meeting. The number of votes cast for and the number of votes withheld as to each director nominee appear below.
| Director Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| James Macchiarola |
3,960,258 | 3,426,288 | ||||||
| Harish Patel |
4,448,580 | 2,937,966 | ||||||
The number of votes cast for, against and abstaining in the second matter voted upon appear below.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. |
7,135,298 | 6,874 | 5,812 | |||||||||
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 30, 2018.
| HCI GROUP, INC. | ||
| BY: | /s/ James Mark Harmsworth | |
| Name: | James Mark Harmsworth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
A signed original of this Form 8-K has been provided to HCI Group, Inc. and will be retained by HCI Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.