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): May 9, 2019

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia	1-10356	58-0506554
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer Identification No.)
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia		30092
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 300-1000

N/A

(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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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.  ☐

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	CRD A	New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	CRD B	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 9, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company authorized (i) the Company to repurchase up to 2 million shares of its common stock until December 31, 2020, and (ii) a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share on the Company’s Class A Common Stock and $0.05 per share on the Company’s Class B Common Stock, payable on June 6, 2019, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2019. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this Report:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by the Company dated May 9, 2019

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.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
By:	/s/ Joseph O. Blanco
	Name: Joseph O. Blanco Title: EVP, General Counsel

Date: May 9, 2019