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) October 16, 2014
Donegal Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DE | 0-15341 | 23-2424711 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1195 RIVER RD MARIETTA, PA | 17547 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 717-426-1931
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 16, 2014 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 16, 2014
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Donegal Group Inc.
(Registrant) |
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| October 16, 2014
(Date) |
/s/ JEFFREY D. MILLER
Jeffrey D. Miller Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 16, 2014 | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Donegal Group Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
MARIETTA, Pa., Oct. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Donegal Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DGICA) (Nasdaq:DGICB) reported that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.1315 per share of the Company's Class A common stock and $.1160 per share of the Company's Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on November 17, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 3, 2014.
Donegal Group Inc. is an insurance holding company with insurance subsidiaries offering 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 consolidator of small to medium-sized "main street" property and casualty insurers, Donegal Group Inc. has grown profitably for more than two decades. The Company continues to seek opportunities for growth while striving to achieve its longstanding goal of outperforming the industry in terms of service, profitability and growth in book value.
As reported by Forbes in April 2014, Donegal Group Inc. was named to a list of America's 50 Most Trustworthy Financial Companies for 2014, ranking the Company among firms that have consistently demonstrated transparent and conservative accounting practices and solid corporate governance and management. A reprint of the Forbes article is available as a "Featured Report" on the Company's investor website at http://investors.donegalgroup.com.
CONTACT: Jeffrey D. Miller
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (717) 426-1931
E-mail: investors@donegalgroup.com