Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 08 2016 - 03:41PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): December 7, 2016
Midwest Holding Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
NEBRASKA
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000-10685
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20-0362426
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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of incorporation)
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2900 South 70th Street,
Suite 400
Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip Code)
(402) 489-8266
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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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Written communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4
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Item 5.02 Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 7, 2016, Firman
Leung, age 59, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Midwest Holding Inc.
(the Registrant). Mr. Leung has over 30 years of experience in the financial
services industry as an Investment and Capital Markets Banker in New York,
London and Hong Kong. Since 2016 he has been a Managing Principal of Columbus
Circle Capital, LLC in New York and the Executive Managing Director of
Investment Banking and Capital Markets at American Capital Partners, LLC, also
in New York. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Leung served as Managing Director,
Investment Banking and Capital Markets at RCS Capital Corporation in New York,
and from 2002 to 2012 served as Managing Director, Capital Raising, at Sandler
ONeil & Partners, L.P. in New York. Mr. Leung has also held senior
positions at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers,
Citigroup and Sandler ONeill & Partners. Mr. Leung received his BS in
Economics from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and his MBA
degree from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Mr. Leung has also been a
product speaker at the Las Vegas MoneyShow in the main forum: Building a
Durable Income Portfolio.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The Exhibits listed below are
furnished as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated December 7,
2016
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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.
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MIDWEST HOLDING INC.
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By:
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/s/ Mark A. Oliver
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Name:
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Mark
A. Oliver
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Date: December 8, 2016
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Title:
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Chief Executive
Officer
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