8-K 1 a4596699.txt HUB INTERNATIONAL 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): March 15, 2004 HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) ONTARIO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-31310 36-4412416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 55 EAST JACKSON BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (877) 402-6601 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) n/a -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure The information in this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Hub International Limited issued a press release on March 15, 2004, the full text of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference, announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Satellite Acquisition Corporation, a corporation formed by a senior management group of Talbot Financial Corporation, based in New Mexico, for the purpose of acquiring Talbot Financial Corporation. 2 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. HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registrant) Date: March 17, 2004 By: "W. Kirk James" --------------------------------------- Name: W. Kirk James Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated March 15, 2004 4