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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 08, 2023
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | | 000-55522 | | 47-3339380 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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10801 N. Mopac Expy Bldg 3 | | |
Austin, | Texas | | 78759 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (512) 836-1010
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class to be registered: | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered: |
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value | | NWLI | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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 the chapter) or Rule 12-b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of the 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 8, 2023, National Western Life Group, Inc. ("Company") announced via press release the Company's financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are provided under Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The press release is available at the Company's website, www.nwlgi.com.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | Press Release dated August 8, 2023 |
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SIGNATURE |
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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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| NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC. |
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Date: August 8, 2023 | /S/Brian M. Pribyl |
| Brian M. Pribyl |
| Senior Vice President, |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
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Exhibit | | Description |
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| | Press Release of National Western Life Group, Inc. issued August 8, 2023 reporting financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023. |
EXHIBIT 99.1
National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2023 Second Quarter Earnings
Austin, Texas, August 8, 2023 ‑ Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWLI), announced today second quarter 2023 consolidated net earnings of $29.6 million, or $8.38 per diluted share of Class A Common Stock, compared with restated consolidated net earnings of $96.5 million, or $27.30 per diluted share of Class A Common Stock, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company reported consolidated net earnings of $41.9 million, or $11.86 per diluted share of Class A Common Stock, compared with $194.1 million, or $54.89 per diluted share of Class A Common Stock, a year ago. The Company's book value per share as of June 30, 2023 increased to $626.57.
The Company's financial statements, including the comparable periods for 2022, were prepared in accordance with the new required accounting standard, Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, referred to as "LDTI." One of the LDTI requirements is the setting liability balances for certain contract features that have Market Risk Benefits based upon interest rates on the reporting period date. Any changes in those liabilities go through net earnings. If the interest rates change from period to period, the Market Risk Benefits liabilities also fluctuate and impact net earnings, introducing variability in reported results. In the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company's pretax earnings expense/(benefit) pertaining to Market Risk Benefits were $(0.8) million and $(55.5) million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the pretax earnings expense/(benefit) from Market Risk Benefits liability changes were $36.2 million and $(116.5) million.
Following the announcement on May 16, 2023 that the Company's Board of Directors was exploring strategic alternatives, the publicly traded price per share of the Company's Class A Common Stock increased significantly in the second quarter, moving from $281.00 at December 31, 2022 and $242.62 at March 31, 2023 to $415.56 at June 30, 2023. The Company's period end Class A Common Stock price is a primary input used for establishing liabilities for outstanding share-based equity awards at each date with the change in liability reported in pretax earnings. Included in the Company's Other operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are pretax expenses associated with share-based equity awards of $34.6 million and $32.3 million, respectively.
Commenting on the results for the reporting period, Mr. Moody observed, "Unfortunately, these accounting conventions masked the hard work and progress we have made so far in 2023. We have released competitive new products into distribution channels that we have not previously been in, and we have managed to do this while decreasing our administrative cash expenditures compared to last year."
National Western Life Group, Inc. is the parent organization of National Western Life Insurance Company, which is the parent organization of Ozark National Life Insurance Company, both stock life insurance companies in aggregate offering a broad portfolio of individual universal life, whole life and term insurance plans, as well as annuity products. At June 30, 2023, the Company maintained consolidated total assets of $12.5 billion, consolidated stockholders' equity of $2.3 billion, and combined life insurance in force of $18.9 billion.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains statements which are or may be viewed as forward-looking within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 2005. Forward-looking statements relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments, and are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties also include, (1) the timing of the strategic alternatives review, (2) the outcome of the strategic alternatives review, including whether any transaction occurs at all, (3) if a transaction does occur, the form (cash, securities or other consideration) and the amount of the consideration, if any, paid to the Company's stockholders, and (4) if a definitive agreement for a transaction is signed with another party, whether the conditions to closing are satisfied, including any necessary insurance regulatory or other approvals. The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents of the Company on file with the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update, correct or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company and/or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this section.
National Western Life Group, Inc.
News Release - Page 2
Summary of Consolidated Financial Results (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)
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| | Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| | June 30, | | June 30, |
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Revenues: | | | | | | | | |
Revenues, excluding investment and index option gains (losses) | $ | 164,183 | | | 154,939 | | | 313,797 | | | 327,596 | |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on index options | | 21,968 | | | (38,425) | | | 24,901 | | | (76,623) | |
Realized gains on investments | | 26 | | | 1,766 | | | 93 | | | 5,560 | |
Total revenues | | 186,177 | | | 118,280 | | | 338,791 | | | 256,533 | |
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Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Life and other policy benefits | | 32,688 | | | 26,200 | | | 56,878 | | | 59,713 | |
Market risk benefit expense | | (788) | | | (55,492) | | | 36,172 | | | (116,498) | |
Amortization of deferred transaction costs | | 22,000 | | | 22,500 | | | 43,274 | | | 45,936 | |
Universal life and annuity contract interest | | 32,947 | | | (26,198) | | | 63,159 | | | (39,769) | |
Other operating expenses | | 62,443 | | | 30,323 | | | 87,126 | | | 62,903 | |
Total benefits and expenses | | 149,290 | | | (2,667) | | | 286,609 | | | 12,285 | |
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Earnings before income taxes | | 36,887 | | | 120,947 | | | 52,182 | | | 244,248 | |
Income tax expense | | 7,253 | | | 24,420 | | | 10,244 | | | 50,159 | |
Net earnings | $ | 29,634 | | | 96,527 | | | 41,938 | | | 194,089 | |
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Net earnings attributable to Class A shares | $ | 28,796 | | | 93,797 | | | 40,752 | | | 188,600 | |
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Diluted Earnings Per Class A Share | $ | 8.38 | | | 27.30 | | | 11.86 | | | 54.89 | |
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Diluted Weighted Average Class A Shares | | 3,436 | | | 3,436 | | | 3,436 | | | 3,436 | |
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Book value per share | | | | | $ | 626.57 | | | 602.56 | |
Less: Per share impact of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | | | | (119.05) | | | (131.52) | |
Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) * | | | | | $ | 745.62 | | | 734.08 | |
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* | Book value per share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) totaled $(432.9) million at June 30, 2023 and $(478.2) million at December 31, 2022. Since accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) fluctuates from quarter to quarter due to unrealized changes in the fair value of investments caused primarily by changes in market interest rates, National Western Life Group, Inc. believes this financial measure provides useful supplemental information. |
Investor Relations Contact:
Brian M. Pribyl - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(512) 836-1010
bpribyl@nwlic.com
www.nwlgi.com
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