Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 1, 2018

Protective Insurance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Indiana	0-5534	35-0160330
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

111 Congressional Boulevard, Carmel IN		46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code 317-636-9800

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

As previously reported, on May 8, 2018, the shareholders of Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (the "Company") approved a proposal to amend Article I of the Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") to change the name of the Company from Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. to Protective Insurance Corporation. The amendment to the Articles was effective on August 1, 2018 by filing Articles of Amendment to the Articles with the Indiana Secretary of State.

The Company's Board of Directors approved amendments to the Company's Code of Bylaws (the "Bylaws") to reflect the change of the Company's name to Protective Insurance Corporation, which amendments were subject to and conditioned upon the effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles. The Bylaws were amended effective August 1, 2018, upon the effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. A restatement of the Bylaws, which includes the amendments referred to above, is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 1, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the effectuation of the Company's name change to Protective Insurance Corporation. Concurrent with the name change, on August 1, 2018, the Company's Class A common stock and Class B common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC under their new ticker symbols "PTVCA" and "PTVCB," respectively, and ceased trading under the ticker symbols "BWINA" and "BWINB," respectively.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following items are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 3.2

Code of Bylaws of Protective Insurance Corporation, as amended effective August 1, 2018

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Company on August 1, 2018.

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.

PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION