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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): May 27, 1998
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Donegal Group Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-15341 23-2424711
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1195 River Road, P.O. Box 302, Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547-0302
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 426-1931
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On May 27, 1998, the Registrant announced the approval of a four-for-three
split of its Common Stock in the form of a 33 1/3% stock dividend payable on
June 25, 1998 to stockholders of record June 10, 1998. The stock split was
approved to enhance the liquidity of the Registrant's shares and to allow for a
wider distribution of its stock in the marketplace. The effect of the stock
split will be to increase the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock from 6,086,685 shares to approximately 8,115,580 shares.
The Registration Statement No. 333-36585 on Form S-3 filed by the
Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to register, in
addition to the shares specifically included therein, the additional shares of
the Registrant's Common Stock issuable with respect to those shares pursuant to
stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions occurring after the
effective date of such registration statement, including the four-for-three
split of the Registrant's Common Stock in the form of a 33 1/3% stock dividend
to be paid on June 25, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DONEGAL GROUP INC.
Date: June 26, 1998 By:
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