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): August 23, 2022

Conifer Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Michigan	001-37536	27-1298795
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

550 West Merrill Street, Suite 200

Birmingham, MI 48009

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 559-0840

(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:

☐	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:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	CNFR	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 this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers’ Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 23, 2022, the Board of Directors of Conifer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gerald W. Hakala to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.  The Board of Directors did not elect Mr. Hakala pursuant to any arrangements or understandings between him and the Company or any other person.  There are no material transactions between Mr. Hakala and the Company or any other person.  

On August 26, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Hakala’s appointment as a director. A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit hereto.  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No.                  Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release dated August 26, 2022
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	Conifer Holdings Inc.
Date: August 26, 2022	By:	/s/ BRIAN J. RONEY
		Brian J. Roney
		President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

For Further Information:

Jessica Gulis, 248.559.0840

ir@cnfrh.com

For Immediate Release

Conifer Holdings Appoints Investment Strategy Leader Gerald W. Hakala
to its Board of Directors

Birmingham, MI, August 26, 2022 – Conifer Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNFR) (“Conifer” or the “Company”) announced today that Gerald W. Hakala has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Hakala is co-Chief Investment Officer of Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC, an investment management firm with offices in Rochester, Michigan; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Scottsdale, Arizona. Before co-founding Clarkton Capital Partners in 2007, Mr. Hakala held finance, accounting and portfolio management positions with various companies.

Mr. Hakala holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, an M.B.A. from Michigan State University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. With more than 23 years of experience in the fields of finance, accounting and portfolio management, Mr. Hakala brings deep knowledge and insight of financial and investment strategy to the Board.

James Petcoff, Executive Chairman and co-CEO, stated, “We are very pleased to welcome Jerry to serve on Conifer’s Board of Directors.  His expertise in portfolio management and investment strategy will be immensely beneficial to the Company through all market cycles, and is particularly timely in the current market.”

About the Company

Conifer Holdings, Inc. is a specialty insurance holding company, offering customized coverage solutions tailored to the needs of our insureds.  Nationwide, Conifer markets largely through independent agents, and is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “CNFR”.   Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.CNFRH.com.

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