Form 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 Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2010

 

        INFINITY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CORPORATION        

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Ohio

    

000-50167

    

03-0483872

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

     (Commission File Number)     

(IRS Employer

Identification No. )

3700 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35243

 

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)

(205) 870-4000

 

 

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):

 

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

On May 26, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation (the “Company”) agreed to amend certain terms of the employment agreements of Messrs. Godwin, Pitrone, Simon and Smith relating to payments to be made upon termination by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason. The full text of the amendments to the employment agreements of Messrs. Godwin, Pitrone, Simon and Smith is set forth on Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 26, 2010, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals, set forth below, at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). Of the 13,275,964 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 30, 2010, the record date, 12,696,336 shares were represented at the Meeting (in person or by proxy), constituting 95.6% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. At the Meeting, the shareholders approved all of the director nominees and each of the proposals presented. The final result of voting on each of the proposals is as follows:

 

Proposal 1. Election of ten directors.

 

Nominee    Votes For      Votes Withheld

Maria Teresa Alvarez Canida

   12,348,158      80,531

Jorge G. Castro

   11,040,139      1,388,550

James R. Gober

   12,209,614      219,075

Harold E. Layman

   12,348,358      80,331

Drayton Nabers, Jr.

   12,348,158      80,531

Samuel J. Simon

   12,297,552      131,137

Roger Smith

   11,582,806      845,883

William Stancil Starnes

   12,348,358      80,331

Gregory C. Thomas

   10,944,113      1,484,576

Samuel J. Weinhoff

   11,040,306      1,388,383

 

Proposal 2. Ratify appointment of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

12,590,252

   106,020    64    0

 

Proposal 3. Approve the Annual Executive Bonus Plan.

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

12,178,005

   249,533    1,151    267,647


Proposal 4. Approve the Second Amended and Restated 2008 Performance Share Plan.

 

Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

12,098,537

   328,669    1,483    267,647

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

10.1    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for Mr. Godwin

10.2    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for Mr. Pitrone

10.3    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for Mr. Simon

10.4    Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for Mr. Smith


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.

 

INFINITY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY

    CORPORATION

BY:   /s/ Samuel J. Simon
 

Samuel J. Simon

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

June 1, 2010