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): April 19, 2012

 

 

Donegal Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		0-15341		23-02424711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 

1195 River Road, Marietta, Pennsylvania				17547
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 717-426-1931

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

We held our annual meeting of stockholders on April 19, 2012.

The total number of votes represented at our 2012 annual meeting in person or by proxy was 7,436,145 of the total 7,576,634 votes the holders of all of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock outstanding on the record date were entitled to vote at our 2012 annual meeting.

At our 2012 annual meeting, our stockholders, voting as a single class, elected Kevin M. Kraft, Sr., Jon M. Mahan, Donald H. Nikolaus and Richard D. Wampler, II as Class B directors to serve for a term of three years and until their respective successors take office. The votes cast for the election of Class B directors were as follows:

 

		Number of Votes
		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Kevin M. Kraft, Sr.			6,444,546				56,609				934,990
Jon M. Mahan			6,444,546				56,609				934,990
Donald H. Nikolaus			6,443,017				58,138				934,990
Richard D. Wampler, II			5,809,718				691,437				934,990

There were no abstentions with respect to the election of Class B Directors.

Our stockholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 by the audit committee of our board of directors as follows:

 

Number of Votes
For		Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
7,401,922			33,247				976			None

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 19, 2012, our board of directors declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $.1225 per share of our Class A common stock and $.11 per share of our Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on May 15, 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2012. We attach to this Form 8-K the press release dated April 19, 2012 in which we reported the dividend declaration.

At the reorganization meeting of our board of directors on April 19, 2012, Philip H. Glatfelter, II, Chairman of our board of directors since 2001, advised our board of directors that he did not wish to be reappointed as Chairman. Our board of directors accepted Mr.

 

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Glatfelter’s decision not to seek reappointment and appointed Donald H. Nikolaus, our President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of our board of directors effective April 19, 2012. Mr. Glatfelter will continue to serve as Chairman of the board of directors of Donegal Mutual Insurance Company.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release of Donegal Group Inc. dated April 19, 2012.

 

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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.

 

Date: April 20, 2012

 

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Exhibit 99.1

DONEGAL GROUP INC. INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

For Further Information:

Jeffrey D. Miller

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Phone:		(717) 426-1931
E-mail:		jeffmiller@donegalgroup.com

For Immediate Release

MARIETTA, Pennsylvania, April 19, 2012 – Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DGICA and DGICB) reported that its board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.1225 per share of the Company’s Class A common stock and $.11 per share of the Company’s Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on May 15, 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2012. These dividends represent percentage increases of 2.1% for the Company’s Class A common stock and 2.3% for the Company’s Class B common stock compared to the previous quarterly cash dividend rates.

Donegal Group Inc. is an insurance holding company whose insurance subsidiaries offer personal and commercial property and casualty lines of insurance in 22 Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England and Southern states. The insurance subsidiaries of Donegal Group Inc. and Donegal Mutual Insurance Company conduct business together as the Donegal Insurance Group. The Donegal Insurance Group has an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent).

The Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock trade on NASDAQ under the symbols DGICA and DGICB, respectively. As an effective acquirer of small to medium-sized “main street” property and casualty insurers, Donegal Group has grown profitably over the past 25 years. The Company continues to seek opportunities for growth while striving to achieve its longstanding goal of outperforming the property and casualty insurance industry in terms of service and profitability.