8-K 1 c84515e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): April 27, 2009
CITIZENS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
COLORADO   0-16509   84-0755371
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
400 East Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 		   
78752
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 837-7100
Not Applicable
(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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SECTION 8 — OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 27, 2009, Citizens, Inc. (“Citizens”) issued a news release (the “Release”) reporting that it will release its first quarter 2009 earnings on Thursday, May 7, 2009, and it intends to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 on Monday, May 11, 2009. Citizens also announced that it would hold a conference call to discuss its financial results at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on Friday May 8, 2009. A copy of the Release is included as Exhibit 99.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  
Exhibits:
         
  99.8    
News Release issued by Citizens, Inc. on April 27, 2009.

 

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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.
         
  CITIZENS, INC
 		  
  By:   /s/ Rick D. Riley  
    Rick D. Riley, Vice Chairman and President   
Date: April 27, 2009

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
       
 
  99.8    
News Release issued by Citizens, Inc. on April 27, 2009

 

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