Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 8, 2020

EBIX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		0-15946		77-0021975


1 Ebix Way Johns Creek, Georgia		30097
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (678) 281-2020

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.10 par value per share

EBIX

Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 8, 2020, Ebix, Inc. (the “Company”) announced in a press release the appointment of Steven M. Hamil, age 51, as the Company’s Global Chief Financial Officer, effective on April 13, 2020. Mr. Hamil is succeeding Robert F. Kerris, who served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from September 2019 until April 2020. Mr. Kerris will continue with the Company in the position of Senior Vice President – Finance and will report to Mr. Hamil. Mr. Kerris will no longer be deemed a named executive officer of the Company.

Mr. Hamil is joining the Company from Regions Financial Corporation, serving since 2013 as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the technology, media and communications and defense and government services sectors. Prior to this position, he served as Senior Vice President – Senior Client Manager at BBVA USA and its predecessor company, Compass Bancshares Inc., from 2010 to 2013. Before this, from 2000 to 2009, Mr. Hamil held the position of Director at Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hamil was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Movie Gallery, Inc., was an Associate at NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc., and a staff auditor at Ernst & Young LLP.

A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits – The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Exhibit Number		Description

	99.1	Press release, dated April 8, 2020

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.