DocumentUNITED STATES
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): July 12, 2021
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands | | 000-54627 | | 27-5466079 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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953 American Lane, 3rd Floor Schaumburg, IL (Address of principal executive offices) | 60173 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 472-6700
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") was held July 12, 2021. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Corporation's 2021 Proxy Statement (the "Proxy Statement").
(1) The Directors of the Corporation were elected by the following vote:
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| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
Ronald Konezny | 2,223,200 | | 268,490 | | 3,429,543 | |
Jordan Kupinsky | 2,195,155 | | 296,535 | | 3,429,543 | |
Walter Walker | 2,346,805 | | 144,885 | | 3,429,543 | |
Scott Wollney | 2,421,910 | | 69,780 | | 3,429,543 | |
(2) The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the following vote:
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FOR | 1,612,191 | |
AGAINST | 204,454 | |
ABSTAIN | 675,045 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | 3,429,543 | |
(3) The shareholders determined, on an advisory basis, that the Corporation hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year, by the following vote:
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1 YEAR | 2,182,888 | |
2 YEARS | 11,762 | |
3 YEARS | 191,062 | |
ABSTAIN | 105,978 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | 3,429,543 | |
The Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has considered these results and determined that the Corporation will hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation every year.
(4) The shareholders ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the independent registered public accountant of the Corporation for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, by the following vote:
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FOR | 5,785,208 | |
AGAINST | 12,224 | |
ABSTAIN | 123,801 | |
(5) The shareholders approved a special resolution to effect an amendment to Article SIX of the Corporation’s Memorandum of Association to increase the number of authorized ordinary shares as set out in the Proxy Statement from 266,666,667 to 800,000,001, by the following vote:
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FOR | 5,259,771 | |
AGAINST | 526,421 | |
ABSTAIN | 135,041 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | — | |
(6) The shareholders approved a special resolution to authorize the Board, in its discretion, to effect a share consolidation or reverse split of the Corporation’s authorized ordinary shares and restricted voting common shares at an exchange ratio of not less than 1-for-10 and not more than 1-for-50 at any time prior to the Corporation’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, with such reverse split to be effected at such time and date, if at all, as determined by our Board in its sole discretion, by the following vote:
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FOR | 5,346,926 | |
AGAINST | 433,508 | |
ABSTAIN | 140,799 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | — | |
(7) The shareholders approved a special resolution to effect an amendment to article 24 of the Corporation’s Articles of Association to permit the consolidation or division of share capital, the subdivision of existing shares, and the increase of share capital by an Ordinary Resolution in lieu of a Special Resolution as set out in the Proxy Statement, by the following vote:
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FOR | 5,307,670 | |
AGAINST | 603,464 | |
ABSTAIN | 10,099 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | — | |
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.
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| | ATLAS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (Registrant) |
| By: | /s/ Paul A. Romano |
| Name: | Paul A. Romano |
| Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| | July 14, 2021 |