0001193125-12-248554.txt : 20120525 0001193125-12-248554.hdr.sgml : 20120525 20120525115558 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-248554 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120524 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20120525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NAVIGATORS GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793547 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 133138397 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15886 FILM NUMBER: 12870008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 INTERNATIONAL DR STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: RYE BROOK STATE: NY ZIP: 10573 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149348999 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 INTERNATIONAL DR STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: RYE BROOK STATE: NY ZIP: 10573 8-K 1 d358889d8k.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) May 24, 2012

 

 

The Navigators Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-15886   13-3138397

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
6 International Drive, Rye Brook, New York   10573
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 934-8999

 

 

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))

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

As of March 28, 2012, the Company’s record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 14,001,214 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 12,053,229 shares of common stock, or approximately 86.1% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

 

  1. The following nominees for directors were elected to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The number of votes for, against, and abstained and all shares as to which brokers indicated that they did not have the authority to vote (“Broker Non-Votes”) with respect to each director were as follows:

 

Nominee

    For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

H. J. Mervyn Blakeney

      11,464,566         83,824         504,839   

Terence N. Deeks

      11,383,975         164,415         504,839   

Stanley A. Galanski

      11,474,211         74,179         504,839   

Geoffrey E. Johnson

      11,475,079         73,311         504,839   

John F. Kirby

      11,369,206         179,184         504,839   

Robert V. Mendelsohn

      10,892,603         655,787         504,839   

Marjorie D. Raines

      11,473,951         74,439         504,839   

Janice C. Tomlinson

      11,373,252         175,138         504,839   

Marc M. Tract

      11,398,578         149,812         504,839   

 

  2. The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved. The number of votes for, against, and abstained and all Broker Non-Votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

11,314,122

    154,195    80,073    504,839

  3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LP as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal year end December 31, 2012 was approved. The number of votes for, against, and abstained and all Broker Non-Votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

11,925,609

    126,049    1,571

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.

 

THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Bruce J. Byrnes

  Name:   Bruce J. Byrnes
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 25, 2012