National Western Life Insurance Co - Current report filing (8-K)
September 05 2008 - 10:12AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) September 2,
2008
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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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COLORADO
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84-0467208
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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2-17039
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(Commission
File Number)
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850
EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
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78752-1602
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(512)
836-1010
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(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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:
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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
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(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act
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(17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Effective
September 2, 2008, the board of directors of National Western Life Insurance
Company (the “Company”) appointed Michael P. Hydanus as Senior Vice President,
Chief Information Officer. Mr. Hydanus possesses nearly thirty years of
experience, primarily in the life insurance industry, specializing in
information technology and corporate operations. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Hydanus served since 2005 as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations
Officer for Financial Industries Corporation in Austin, Texas. From 2001 to
2005, Mr. Hydanus served as a principal for Sage Consulting Group in Los
Angeles, California providing organizational, operational and information
technology consulting services.
In his
role with the Company, Mr. Hydanus is eligible to receive an annual bonus up to
30% of his base salary under the Company’s Executive Officer Bonus Program. Mr.
Hydanus is also eligible to participate in the Company’s 2008 Incentive Plan, an
equity-based incentive plan. The Company’s Compensation and Stock Option
Committee awarded Mr. Hydanus 1,000 options under the 2008 Incentive Plan
effective September 2, 2008.
There
were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hydanus and any other persons
pursuant to which Mr. Hydanus was selected as an officer of the Company. Mr.
Hydanus does not have a family relationship with any director or executive
officer of the Company and there were no transactions since the beginning of the
Company’s last fiscal year between the Company and Mr. Hydanus.
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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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Date:
September 5, 2008
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By:
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/S/
Brian M. Pribyl
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Brian
M. Pribyl
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Senior
Vice President
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Chief
Financial & Administrative Officer
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and
Treasurer
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