8-K 1 a51710152.htm PRIMERICA, INC. 8-K
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):      November 7, 2017
 
PRIMERICA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
001-34680
27-1204330
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification Number)
     
 
1 Primerica Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30099
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
(770) 381-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition. 
On November 7, 2017, Primerica, Inc. (the "Company") announced its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 in Item 9.01, is "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company presents certain non-GAAP financial measures.  Specifically, the Company presents adjusted direct premiums, other ceded premiums, adjusted operating revenues, adjusted operating income before income taxes, adjusted net operating income, adjusted stockholders' equity and adjusted diluted operating earnings per share.  Adjusted direct premiums and other ceded premiums are net of amounts ceded under coinsurance transactions that were executed concurrent with our initial public offering (the "IPO coinsurance transactions") for all periods presented. We exclude amounts ceded under the IPO coinsurance transactions in measuring adjusted direct premiums and other ceded premiums to present meaningful comparisons of the actual premiums economically maintained by the Company. Amounts ceded under the IPO coinsurance transactions will continue to decline over time as policies terminate with this block of business. Adjusted operating revenues, adjusted operating income before income taxes, adjusted net operating income and adjusted diluted operating earnings per share exclude the impact of realized investment gains and losses for all periods presented. We exclude realized investment gains and losses in measuring adjusted operating revenues to eliminate period-over-period fluctuations that may obscure comparisons of operating results due to items such as the timing of recognizing gains and losses and other factors prior to an invested asset's maturity or sale that are not directly associated with the Company's insurance operations.  Adjusted stockholders' equity excludes the impact of net unrealized investment gains and losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented. We exclude unrealized investment gains and losses in measuring adjusted stockholders' equity as unrealized gains and losses from the Company's invested assets are largely caused by market movements in interest rates and credit spreads that do not necessarily correlate with the cash flows we will ultimately realize when an invested asset matures or is sold.

Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the definitions of similar measures used by other companies.  Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance.  Furthermore, management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures may provide users with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results of prior periods as they are expected to be reflective of our core ongoing business.  These measures have limitations, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP.
 
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Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are included as attachments to the press release which has been posted in the "Investor Relations" section of our website at http://investors.primerica.com.
                     
Item 7.01 
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 7, 2017, the Company posted to the "Investor Relations" section of its website certain supplemental financial information relating to the quarter ended September 30, 2017.  A copy of the supplemental financial information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2 in Item 9.01, is "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings.
 
 
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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.
 
Date:  November 7, 2017
PRIMERICA, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Alison S. Rand
  
 
Alison S. Rand
 
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 

 
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