Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 28 2021 - 07:56AM
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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): September 28,
2021 (September 22, 2021)
Assurant, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-31978 |
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39-1126612 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
55 Broadway, Suite 2901
New York, New York 10006
(212) 859-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
N/A
(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:
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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(b)) |
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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 |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value |
AIZ |
New York Stock Exchange |
5.25% Subordinated Notes due 2061 |
AIZN |
New York Stock Exchange |
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
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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 September 28, 2021, Assurant, Inc. (the “Company”) announced
that Keith Meier was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer (“COO”) at a meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company on September 22, 2021, effective January 1, 2022,
succeeding Gene Mergelmeyer. Mr. Mergelmeyer has notified the
Company on September 22, 2021 that he intends to retire in January
2022.
Mr. Meier, 51, most recently served as Executive Vice President of
the Company and President of the International business unit of the
Company and as a member of the Company’s Management Committee,
since 2016. Previously, Mr. Meier served as Senior Vice President,
Global Strategy and M&A from 2013 to 2016. Mr. Meier has held
various executive positions since joining the Company in
1998.
Mr. Meier will receive the following compensation effective January
1, 2022: (i) an annualized base salary of $610,000, (ii) a target
annual incentive award opportunity of 100% of his annual base
salary under the Company’s Short Term Incentive Plan and (iii) a
target long-term incentive award opportunity of 230% of his annual
base salary under the Company’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended (“ALTEIP”). Mr. Meier will continue to participate in the
compensation and benefit programs available to executive officers
of the Company, including the Executive 401(K). These plans and
programs are further described in the Company’s Proxy Statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
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104 |
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
Inline XBRL. |
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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ASSURANT, INC. |
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Date: September 28, 2021 |
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/s/ Mariana Wisk |
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Name: Mariana Wisk |
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Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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