registrationstatementamend1.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2011
Registration No. 333-176708
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-4
Amendment No. 1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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UTG, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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6311
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20-2907892
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(217) 241-6300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Jesse T. Correll
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
UTG, Inc.
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(217) 241-6300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
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Cynthia W. Young
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
500 W. Jefferson Street
Suite 2800
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(502) 589-5235
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable following the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. q
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. q
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. q
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer r Accelerated filer r
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company) Smaller reporting company [x]
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If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) r
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) r
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
PRELIMINARY, SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED: September 22, 2011
ACAP CORPORATION
PROPOSED MERGER — YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
Dear Shareholders:
The board of directors of Acap Corporation, which we refer to as Acap, and the board of directors of UTG, Inc., which we refer to as UTG, have approved an agreement to merge dated as of August 9, 2011 which provides for the merger of Acap into UTG. UTG is the parent company of Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company, Acap’s majority shareholder.
If the merger is completed, Acap shareholders, other than UTG or Universal Guaranty, will have the right to receive 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock they own at closing. Based on the closing price of UTG common stock on the over-the-counter market on August 11, 2011, the last trading day before public announcement of the merger, the exchange ratio of 233 represented approximately $2,796 in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock. Based on the UTG closing price on ________, 2011, the 233 exchange ratio represented approximately $_________ in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock. UTG shareholders will continue to own
their existing UTG shares. The value of the merger consideration will fluctuate with changes in the market price of UTG common stock. We urge you to obtain current market quotations of UTG common stock.
Based on the number of shares of Acap common stock outstanding on the record date of the Acap shareholder meeting, UTG expects to issue 179,876 shares of UTG common stock to Acap shareholders in the merger.
At the special meeting of Acap’s shareholders, Acap shareholders will be asked to vote to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
We cannot complete the merger unless the shareholders of Acap approve the merger. Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you expect to the attend the Acap special meeting, please vote your shares as promptly as possible by signing and returning the proxy card that you receive in the postage-paid envelope provided, so that your shares may be represented and voted at the Acap special meeting.
The Acap board of directors unanimously recommends that the Acap shareholders vote “FOR” for, the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Universal Guaranty, UTG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, owns a sufficient number of shares of Acap to assure the approval of the merger at the special shareholders’ meeting.
The obligations of UTG and Acap to complete the merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of several conditions set forth in the merger agreement. More information about UTG, Acap, and the merger is contained in this proxy statement/prospectus. We encourage you to read this entire proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.
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Sincerely,
/s/ JESSE T. CORRELL
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Acap Corporation
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulator has approved the shares of UTG common stock to be issued under this proxy statement/prospectus or has determined whether this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This proxy statement/prospectus is dated __________ __, 2011 and is first being mailed to Acap shareholders on or about __________ __, 2011.
ACAP CORPORATION
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held On __________, 2011
Dear Shareholders of Acap Corporation:
We are pleased to invite you to attend a special meeting of shareholders of Acap Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which will be held at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois, on __________, 2011 at ______, local time, to consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2011 by and between UTG, Inc. and Acap, as such agreement may be amended from time to time, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus accompanying this notice, and approve the merger of Acap with and into UTG and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement of Merger.
Please refer to the attached proxy statement/prospectus for further information with respect to the proposal to adopt the Agreement of Merger and approve the merger of Acap with and into UTG and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement of Merger.
Holders of record of shares of Acap common stock at the close of business on __________ __, 2011 are entitled to vote at the special meeting. The proposal to adopt the Agreement of Merger and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement of Merger requires the affirmative vote of record holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock.
If you object to the merger, you can demand to be paid the fair value of your Acap common stock. In order to do this, you must follow the procedures required by Delaware law, including filing notices and not voting your shares in favor of the merger. We have attached the provisions of Delaware law relating to your appraisal rights to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and have described these provisions under the caption “The Merger — Dissenters’ Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 23.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you expect to attend the Acap special meting in person, we urge you to vote your shares as promptly as possible by signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, so that your shares may be represented and voted at the Acap special meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other fiduciary, please follow the instructions on the voting instruction card furnished by the record holder.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ THEODORE C. MILLER
Theodore C. Miller
Secretary
Springfield, Illinois
__________ __, 2011
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about UTG from other documents not included in or delivered with this proxy statement/prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon your request. You can obtain the documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number:
Investor Relations
UTG, Inc.
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Telephone: (217) 241-6410
If you would like to request copies of any documents, please do so by __________, 2011 in order to receive them before the special meeting.
For more information, see “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 60.
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This proxy statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, by UTG (File No. 333-176708), constitutes a prospectus of UTG under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (which we refer to as the Securities Act), with respect to the shares of UTG common stock to be issued to Acap shareholders as required by the Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2011, by and between UTG and Acap, as such agreement may be amended from time to time and which we refer to as the merger agreement. A copy of the merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. This
document also constitutes a proxy statement and a notice of meeting with respect to the special meeting of Acap shareholders at which Acap shareholders will be asked to vote upon certain proposals to approve the merger of Acap with and into UTG and certain related matters.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated _________, 2011. You should not assume that the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents. Neither our mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus to Acap shareholders nor the issuance by UTG of common stock in connection with the merger will create any
implication to the contrary.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS……………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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SUMMARY…………………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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The Companies……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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The Merger and the Merger Agreement………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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The Special Meeting………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Rights of Acap Shareholders Will Change as a Result of the Merger…………………………………….......................................................................................
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Risk Factors……………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS………………............................................................................................
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RISK FACTORS……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Risk Relating to the Merger………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Risk Relating to UTG……………………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................
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THE SPECIAL MEETING…………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Date, Time and Place………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Purpose of the Special Meeting……………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................
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Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Acap…………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote……………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Quorum…………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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Required Vote……………………………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................
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Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes……………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Voting at the Special Meeting……………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Voting in Person………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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Voting of Proxies………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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Shares Held in Street Name………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Revocability of Proxies or Voting Instructions……………………………………………………………...........................................................................................
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Solicitation of Proxies…………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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ACAP PROPOSAL…………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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PROPOSAL: ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE MERGER...............................................................................................
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THE MERGER……………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................................
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General Description of the Merger………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Background of the Merger………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Recommendation of Acap Board of Directors and Acap's Reasons for the Merger…………………….......................................................................................
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UTG’s Reasons for the Merger…………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Opinion of Lewis & Ellis………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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Interests of Directors and Executive Officers of UTG and Acap in the Merger…………………………........................................................................................
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Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger………………………………........................................................................................
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Accounting Treatment……………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Dissenter’s Appraisal Rights………………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................
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Regulatory Matters……………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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THE MERGER AGREEMENT…………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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THE COMPANIES…………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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UTG………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................................
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Acap………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
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OPERATION OF ACAP……………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS……….............................................................................................
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet…………………………………………...........................................................................................
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income………………………………….........................................................................................
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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements………………………….......................................................................................
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DESCRIPTION OF UTG CAPITAL STOCK……………………………………………………...………...............................................................................................
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Authorized Capital Stock…………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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Description of UTG Common Stock………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................
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Transfer Agent and Registrar……………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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COMPARATIVE STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS………………………………………………………….................................................................................................
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Authorized Capital Stock…………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Number of Directors………………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................
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Vacancies on the Board…………………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Removal of Directors………………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................
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Quorum for Meetings of Shareholders……………………………………………………………………...........................................................................................
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Voting Rights and Required Vote Generally………………………………………………………………..........................................................................................
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Votes on Mergers and Certain Other Transactions………………………………………………………...........................................................................................
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Business Combination or Anti-Takeover Statutes…………………………………………………………........................................................................................
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Shareholder Action by Written Consent…………………………………………………………………............................................................................................
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Special Meetings of Shareholders…………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................
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Amendments to Governing Documents…………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................
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Indemnification……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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Limitation of Liability of Directors and Officers………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Record Date for Determining Shareholders Entitled to Vote……………………………………………............................................................................................
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Notice of Shareholders Meetings………………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................
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Shareholder Inspection of Corporate Records……………………………………………………………...........................................................................................
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LEGAL MATTERS………………………………………………………………………………………....................................................................................................
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EXPERTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION.................................................................................................................................................................................
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ACAP CORPORATION…………………………………............................................................................................
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ANNEX A: MERGER AGREEMENT……………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................
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ANNEX B: OPINION OF LEWIS & ELLIS, INC…………………………………………………………...............................................................................................
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ANNEX C: SECTION 262 OF DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW………………………............................................................................................
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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS………………………………………….............................................................................................
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SIGNATURES………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................
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EXHIBIT INDEX…………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................................
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The following are answers to some questions that you, as a shareholder of Acap, may have regarding the merger and the other matters to be considered at the special meeting of Acap shareholders. Acap urges you to read carefully this entire document because the information in this section does not provide all the information that might be important to you with respect to the merger and the other matters to be considered at the special meeting. We also include additional important information in the annexes to and the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus.
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Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?
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UTG and Acap have agreed to the acquisition of Acap by UTG pursuant to the merger agreement, dated as of August 9, 2011, that is described in this proxy statement/prospectus. A copy of the merger agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.
In order to complete the merger, Acap shareholders must vote to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
This proxy statement/prospectus contains important information about the merger and the Acap shareholder meeting and you should read it carefully. The enclosed voting materials allow you to vote your shares without attending the meeting.
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When and where will the meeting be held?
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The special meeting will be held at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois, on _________, 2011, at ________ local time.
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How do I vote?
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If you are a shareholder of record as of the record date for the special meeting, you may vote in person by attending the special meeting or, to ensure your shares are represented at the meeting, you may authorize a proxy by signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold shares of Acap common stock in the name of a broker, bank or nominee, please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee to ensure that your shares are represented at the special meeting.
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What am I being asked to vote upon?
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Your are being asked to vote to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The merger cannot be completed without the approval by Acap shareholders.
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What will I receive for my Acap common stock in the proposed transaction?
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If the merger is completed, Acap shareholders will receive 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock.
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What happens if the market price of UTG common stock changes before the closing of the merger?
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No change will be made to the exchange ratio of 233 if the market price of UTG common stock changes before the merger. Because the exchange ratio is fixed, the value of the consideration to be received by Acap shareholders in the merger will depend on the market price of shares of UTG common stock at the time of the merger.
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What vote is required to approve the merger?
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The proposal to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock, provided that a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap commons stock vote on the proposal.
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Do Acap shareholders have appraisal rights in connection with the merger?
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Yes. Under Delaware law, if you object to the merger, you can demand to be paid the fair value of your Acap common stock. In order to do this, you must follow the procedures required by Delaware law, including filing notices and not voting your shares in favor of the merger. We have attached the provisions of Delaware law relating to your appraisal rights to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and have described these provisions under the caption “The Merger — Dissenters’ Appraisal Rights” beginning on page
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How many votes do I have?
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Your are entitled to one vote for each share of Acap common stock that you owned as of the record date. As of the close of business on _________, 2011, there were 2,898 outstanding shares of Acap common stock. As of that date, 2,126 shares, or 73.3% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock, were beneficially owned by Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company, UTG’s wholly-owned subsidiary.
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What will happen if I fail to vote, I abstain from voting or I fail to instruct my broker, bank or nominee how to vote?
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If you fail to vote, fail to instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, or abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
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What constitutes a quorum?
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Shareholders who hold a majority of the total number of shares of Acap common stock issued and outstanding on the record date must be present or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum to organize the special meeting.
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If my shares are held in "street name" by my broker, will my broker vote my shares for me?
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If you hold your shares in a stock brokerage account or if your shares are held by a bank or nominee (that is, in "street name"), you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to Acap or by voting in person at your special meeting unless you provide a "legal proxy," which you must obtain from your broker, bank or nominee. Further, brokers who hold shares of common stock of Acap on behalf of their customers may not give a proxy to Acap to vote those shares without specific instructions from
their customers.
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What will happen if I return my proxy card without indicating how to vote?
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If you sign and return your proxy card without indicating how to vote on any particular proposal, the shares of common stock of Acap represented by your proxy will be voted in favor of that proposal.
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Can I change my vote after I have returned a proxy or voting instruction card?
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Yes. You can change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the Acap special meeting. You can do this in one of three ways:
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you can send a signed notice of revocation;
you can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later date; or
if you are a holder of record, you can attend the special meeting and vote in person, which will automatically cancel any proxy previously given, or you may revoke your proxy in person, but your attendance alone at the special meeting will not revoke any proxy that you have previously given.
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If you choose either of the first two methods, you must submit your notice of revocation or your new proxy to the Corporate Secretary of Acap no later than the beginning of the special meeting. If your shares are held in street name by your broker or nominee, you should contact them to change your vote.
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What are the material United States federal income tax consequences of the merger to U.S. holders of shares of Acap common stock?
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The merger will qualify as a ”reorganization”, within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended with the result that a U.S. holder of shares of Acap common stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss upon receipt of shares of UTG common stock in exchange for shares of Acap common stock in the merger.
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When do you expect the merger to be completed?
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If the shareholders of Acap approve the proposals related to the merger set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, we expect to complete the merger shortly after the special meeting, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the merger. The transaction is targeted to close during the fourth quarter of 2011.
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What do I need to do now?
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You should carefully read and consider the information contained in and incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, including its annexes.
In order for your shares to be represented at the Acap special meeting, you can indicate on the enclosed proxy or voting instruction card how you would like to vote and return the card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope; or you can attend your special meeting in person.
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If I am an Acap shareholder that holds certificated shares of Acap common stock, do I need to do anything now with my common stock certificates?
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No. After the merger is completed, if you hold certificates representing shares of Acap common stock prior to the merger, UTG will send you a letter of transmittal and instructions for exchanging your shares of Acap common stock for shares of UTG common stock. Upon surrender of the certificates for cancellation along with the executed letter of transmittal and other required documents described in the instructions, you will receive shares of UTG common stock.
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Who can help answer my questions?
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If you have questions about the merger or the other matters to be voted on at the special meeting or desire additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus or additional proxy or voting instruction cards, please contact:
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Investor Relations
UTG, Inc.
5250 S. Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Telephone: (217) 241-6410
SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read carefully the entire proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents to which this document refers to fully understand the merger. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 59. We refer to the matters you will vote on at the special meeting, which we described in the attached notice of special meeting, collectively in this proxy statement/prospectus as the merger proposal.
The Companies
UTG (See page 32)
UTG was incorporated in 1984, under the name United Trust, Inc., under the laws of Illinois to serve as an insurance holding company. UTG and its subsidiaries have only one significant industry segment: insurance. The current name and state of incorporation, Delaware, were adopted in 2005 through a merger transaction. UTG’s dominant business is individual life insurance, which includes the servicing of existing insurance business in force, the solicitation of new individual life insurance, the acquisition of other companies in the insurance business and the administration processing of life insurance business for other entities.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, UTG had total revenues of approximately $38.4 million and net income of approximately $7.6 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, UTG had total revenues of approximately $20.1 million and net income of approximately $5.2 million. UTG’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were approximately $442 million and $444 million, respectively. UTG’s common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol “UTGN.OB”.
Acap (See page 33)
Acap was incorporated in Delaware in 1985. Acap is an insurance holding company that is 73% owned by Universal Guaranty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG. Acap has no day-to-day operations of its own. Its only significant asset is its investment in American Capitol Insurance Company. American Capitol is a wholly-owned life insurance subsidiary of Acap domiciled in Texas, which operates in the individual life insurance business. The primary focus of American Capitol has been the servicing of existing insurance business in force.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, Acap had total revenues of approximately $9.5 million and net income of approximately $2.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, Acap had total revenues of approximately $5,049,265 and net income of approximately $1,744,170. Acap’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were approximately $115 million and $111 million, respectively. There is currently no established trading market for Acap common stock. Acap common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “ACPC”.
The Merger and the Merger Agreement
A copy of the merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. UTG and Acap encourage you to read the entire merger agreement carefully because it is the principal document governing the merger.
Form of Merger (See page 27)
Subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, at the effective time of the merger, Acap will be merged with and into UTG. UTG will be the surviving entity in the merger and, following completion of the merger, will continue to exist under the name UTG, Inc.
Consideration to be Received in the Merger (See page 27)
Upon completion of the merger, Acap shareholders will receive 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock they own at closing. The exchange ratio is fixed and will not be adjusted for changes in the market value of the common stock of UTG or Acap. Because of this, the implied value of the consideration to Acap shareholders will fluctuate between now and the completion of the merger. Based on the closing price of UTG common stock on the over-the-counter market on August 11, 2011, the last trading day before public announcement of the merger, the exchange ratio of 233 represented approximately $2,796 in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common
stock. Based on the UTG closing price on ________, 2011, the 233 exchange ratio represented approximately $_________ in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock.
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (See page 22)
In connection with the registration statement filed by UTG, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP has delivered an opinion to UTG to the effect that the merger will qualify as a “reorganization”, within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and that a U.S. holder of Acap common stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss upon receipt of UTG common stock in exchange for Acap common stock in the merger.
Tax matters are very complicated and the tax consequences of the merger to each Acap shareholder may depend on such shareholder's particular facts and circumstances. Acap shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors to understand fully the tax consequences to them of the merger.
Recommendation by the Acap Board of Directors (See page 17)
After careful consideration, the Acap board of directors, on June 15, 2011, unanimously declared the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement to be advisable and approved the merger agreement. For the factors considered by the Acap board of directors in reaching its decision to approve the merger agreement, see the section entitled "The Merger-Acap's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation by the Acap Board of Directors" beginning on page 18. The Acap board of directors unanimously recommends that the Acap shareholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement at the Acap special meeting.
Opinion of Lewis & Ellis (See page 19)
Lewis & Ellis, Inc., which we refer to as Lewis & Ellis, provided to the boards of directors of UTG and Acap an actuarial appraisal of UTG and Acap. Based upon such appraisal, Lewis & Ellis opined that, as of December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock provided for in the proposed merger represented a fair value or consideration, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Acap common stock. The full text of the written opinion of Lewis & Ellis, dated June 14, 2011, is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus. The opinion of Lewis
& Ellis was directed to the Acap board of directors and the UTG board of directors for their information and assistance in connection with its evaluation of the merger and addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the exchange ratio to the holders of Acap common stock. The opinion of Lewis & Ellis was not intended to, and does not constitute a recommendation to any Acap shareholder as to how such shareholder should vote or act with respect to the merger or any other matter.
Board of Directors and Management Following the Merger
UTG currently anticipates that all of the existing executive officers and directors of UTG will remain executive officers and directors of UTG following the merger. Acap has no officers or employees.
Regulatory Mattes
Neither UTG nor Acap is aware of any regulatory approvals that are expected to prevent the consummation of the merger.
Expected Timing of the Merger
We currently expect to complete the merger in the fourth quarter of 2011, subject to receipt of required approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of the other closing conditions summarized below.
Conditions to Completion of the Merger (See page 29)
As more fully described in this proxy statement/prospectus and in the merger agreement, the completion of the merger depends on a number of conditions being satisfied or, where legally permissible, waived. These conditions include, among others:
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receipt of the requisite approval of Acap shareholders;
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the absence of any injunction or law prohibiting the merger;
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the correctness of all representations and warranties made by the parties in the merger agreement and performance by the parties of their obligations under the merger agreement; and
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the absence of any material adverse effect being experienced by Acap.
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We cannot be certain as to whether, or when, the conditions to the merger will be satisfied or waived or whether the merger will be completed. UTG’s subsidiary, Universal Guaranty, owns a sufficient number of shares of Acap to ensure approval of the merger at the special meeting.
Termination of the Merger Agreement (See page 30)
UTG and Acap may mutually agree to terminate the merger agreement before completing the merger, even after approval of the Acap shareholders.
In addition, either UTG or Acap may decide to terminate the merger agreement if:
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the merger is not consummated by December 31, 2011; or
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Acap shareholders fail to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;
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UTG may terminate the merger agreement if:
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any action has been taken or statute enacted by any governmental entity which would prohibit UTG’s ownership of Acap or compel UTG to dispose of or hold separate all or a material portion of the business or assets of Acap, its subsidiary or UTG; or
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there has been any event, condition or circumstance occur or that is discovered which has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Acap.
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Expenses
Generally, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement will be paid by the party incurring those expenses.
Accounting Treatment (See page 23)
UTG prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which we refer to as GAAP. The merger will be accounted for by applying the acquisition method.
Dissenters’ Appraisal Rights (See page 23)
You may dissent from the merger and have a court appraise the fair value of your Acap common stock and have the value paid to you in cash. If you dissent, you must follow the procedures required by Delaware law, including filing notices and not voting your shares in favor of the merger. You will not receive any UTG common stock or cash pursuant to the merger agreement if you dissent and follow all of the required procedures. Instead, you will receive in cash the fair value of your Acap common stock as determined under applicable law. We have attached the provisions of Delaware law governing your right to dissent to this document as
Annex C and have described these provisions in “The Merger — Dissenters’ Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 22.
The Special Meeting (See page 13)
The special meeting of Acap shareholders will be held at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois, on ________, 2011, at _______ local time. At the special meeting, shareholders of Acap will be asked to adopt the Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2011, among UTG and Acap and to approve the merger of Acap with and into UTG and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
You may vote at the Acap special meeting if you owned shares of Acap common stock at the close of business on the record date, __________, 2011. On that date, there were 2,898 shares of Acap common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. You may cast one vote for each share of Acap common stock that you owned on the record date.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock on the record date is required to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. In the event that there are not sufficient votes to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the Chairman of the Acap special meeting is authorized to adjourn the meeting (from time to time in his discretion) in order to solicit additional proxies.
On the record date, approximately 73.3% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock was held by Universal Guaranty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG. Universal Guaranty will vote its shares in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Rights of Acap Shareholders Will Change as a Result of the Merger (See page 54)
Acap shareholders will have different rights once they become shareholders of the combined company, due to differences between the governing documents of UTG and Acap. These differences are described in detail under "Comparison of Shareholder Rights" beginning on page 53.
Before voting at the special meeting, you should carefully consider all of the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, including the risk factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on page 7 or described in UTG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and other reports filed with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 59.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document and the documents incorporated by reference into this document contain certain forecasts and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, revenue enhancements, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of the management of each of UTG, Acap and, following completion of the merger, the combined company, the merger and the markets for UTG and Acap common stock and other matters. Statements in this document and the documents incorporated by reference herein that are not historical facts are hereby
identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and Section 27A of the Securities Act. These forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to the future business prospects, revenues and income of UTG, Acap and, following the merger, the combined company, wherever they occur in this document or the documents incorporated by reference herein, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the respective managements of UTG and Acap and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in and incorporated by reference into this
document.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “target,” “will,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “would” and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this
document, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include those set forth in UTG’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These important factors also include those set forth under “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 7, as well as, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to:
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General economic conditions and other factors, including prevailing interest rate levels which may affect the ability of UTG to sell its products, the market value of UTG’s investments and the lapse ratio of its policies, notwithstanding product design features intended to enhance persistency of UTG’s products;
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UTG’s ability to achieve anticipated levels of operational efficiencies and cost-saving initiatives;
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mortality, morbidity and other factors which may adversely effect the profitability of UTG’s insurance products;
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changes in the Federal income tax laws and regulations which may affect the relative tax advantages of some of UTG’s products;
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increasing competition in the sale of insurance and annuities;
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regulatory changes or actions, including those relating to regulation of insurance products and insurance companies;
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ratings assigned to UTG’s insurance subsidiaries by independent rating organizations;
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unanticipated litigation;
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the ability of the parties to timely and successfully receive the required approvals for the merger;
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the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the merger cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;
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the possibility that costs, difficulties or disruptions related to the integration of Acap’s operations into UTG will be greater than expected;
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the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by accounting standard-setting bodies;
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the timing, success and overall effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers;
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the risk that revenues following the merger may be lower than expected;
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changes in political or other factors such as monetary policy, legal and regulatory changes or other external factors over which the companies have no control; and
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general economic conditions, including any potential effects arising from terrorist attacks and any consequential hostilities or other hostilities or other external factors over which we have no control.
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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document, or in the case of a document incorporated by reference, as of the date of that document. The areas of risk and uncertainty described above are not exclusive and should be considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking statements that may be made or included in this document or on, before or after the date of this document by UTG or Acap or anyone acting for any or both of them. Except as required by law, neither UTG nor Acap undertakes any obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances
after the date that they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
We discuss additional factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements in reports filed with the SEC by UTG. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 60 for a list of the documents incorporated by reference.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information included and incorporated by reference into this document, including the matters addressed in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page5, Acap shareholders should carefully consider the following risks before deciding how to vote. In addition, you should read and consider the risks associated with the business of UTG because those risks will also affect the combined company. Those risks can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 for UTG, as updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are incorporated by
reference into this document. You should also read and consider the other information in this document and the other documents incorporated by reference into this document. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 59.
Risks Relating to the Merger
Acap and UTG officers and directors have conflicts that may influence them to support or recommend the approval of the merger described in this proxy statement/prospectus.
As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, UTG beneficially owns approximately 73.3% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock. In addition, Jesse T. Correll is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of Acap and UTG and beneficially owns approximately 60% of the outstanding shares of UTG common stock and controls, through his beneficial ownership in UTG and its subsidiaries, approximately 44% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock. The other members of senior management of UTG also serve in the same or similar positions with Acap. The members of UTG’s board of directors also serve as the members of Acap’s board of directors.
As a result of these ownership interests and potential conflicts of interest, these officers and directors could be more likely to support or recommend the approval of the merger described in this proxy statement/prospectus than if they did not have these interests. Acap shareholders should consider whether these interests may have influenced these officers and directors to support or recommend the approval of the merger described in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The exchange ratio is fixed and does not give effect to possible fluctuations in UTG’s stock price before the closing of the merger. As a result, shareholders of Acap will not know the value of their merger consideration until the merger is completed.
The ratio of the number of shares of UTG common stock to be received in exchange for shares of Acap common stock for those Acap shareholders is expressed as a fixed ratio in the merger agreement. Accordingly, the ratio will not be adjusted in the event of any increase or decrease in the price of UTG common stock, and the specific dollar value of common stock to be received upon completion of the merger will depend on the market value of UTG common stock at the time the merger is completed. As an example, on the date the merger agreement was signed, the closing sales price of UTG’s common stock was $12.00 per share, making each share of Acap common stock worth approximately $2,796 in
the merger. As of __________ __, 2011, the closing sales price of UTG common stock was $_____ per share, which would make each share of Acap common stock worth approximately $_____ at current market prices. In addition, the price of UTG common stock at the time the merger is completed may vary from its price at the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and the date of the Acap special meeting, possibly by a large amount. Any variation may be the result of one or more of the following factors:
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changes in the business, operations or prospects of UTG;
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regulatory considerations; and
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general market and economic conditions, many of which may be beyond the control of Acap and UTG.
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Because the merger will be completed after the date of the special meeting, at the time of your special meeting, you will not know the exact market value of the UTG common stock that Acap shareholders will receive upon completion of the merger.
The Acap board of directors did not seek third party offers before agreeing to enter into the merger agreement with UTG.
The Acap board of directors did not seek third party offers before agreeing to enter into the merger agreement with UTG. As a result, Acap shareholders will not be able to determine whether an unrelated third party would be willing to pay more for their Acap shares than the value Acap shareholders will receive in the merger. The value of the shares of UTG common stock that Acap shareholders will receive in the merger of $_____ per share (based on the closing price of UTG common stock on __________ __, 2011) is less than the book value per share of Acap as of June 30, 2011.
The dollar value of the UTG common stock to be received upon completion of the merger may be less than the book value per share of the Acap common stock.
The book value of the shares of Acap common stock as of June 30, 2011 was $5,025.44 per share, which is greater than the implied value of the consideration to be received by the Acap shareholders in the merger. Based on the closing price of UTG common stock on August 11, 2011, the last trading day before public announcement of the merger, the exchange ratio of 233 represented approximately $2,796 in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock. Based on the appraisal value of UTG common stock on December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 represented approximately $4,588 in UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock.
An active public trading market for UTG’s common stock may not develop or be maintained.
UTG’s stock is currently quoted on the over-the-counter market. There has been limited trading in UTG’s shares of common stock, at widely varying prices, and trading to date has not created an active market for UTG’s shares. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that an established and liquid trading market in UTG’s stock will develop or that it will continue if it does develop. Acap shareholders should consider the lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of an investment in UTG common stock.
If the merger of Universal Guaranty and American Capitol is not completed, UTG will not be able to recognize the operating efficiencies and potential cost savings it expects to achieve in the merger.
The merger of Universal Guaranty, the wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG, and American Capitol, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Acap, is subject to regulatory approval of the insurance regulators of the states in which they are domiciled. Accordingly, Acap is unable to predict when, or if, the merger of Universal Guaranty and American Capitol, will be consummated. If UTG cannot complete the merger of Universal Guaranty and American Capitol, it may not be able to recognize the operating efficiencies and potential cost savings it expects to achieve in the merger.
Failure to complete the merger could negatively impact the stock price of UTG common stock and the future business and financial results of UTG and Acap.
If the merger is not completed, the ongoing businesses of UTG and Acap could be adversely affected and each of UTG and Acap will be subject to several risks, including having to pay certain costs relating to the proposed merger, such as legal, accounting, financial advisor, filing, printing and mailing fees. If the merger is not completed, these risks could materially affect the business, financial results and stock prices of UTG or Acap.
UTG expects to incur substantial expenses related to the merger.
UTG expects to incur substantial expenses in connection with completing the merger with Acap. There will be certain expenses incurred relative to integration of Acap and UTG. While UTG has assumed that a certain level of transaction and integration expenses would be incurred, there are a number of factors beyond its control that could affect the total amount or the timing of these expenses. Many of the expenses that will be incurred, by their nature, are difficult to estimate accurately at the present time.
The market price of UTG common stock may decline as a result of the merger.
The market price of UTG common stock may decline as a result of the merger if the combined company does not achieve the perceived benefits of the merger as rapidly or to the extent anticipated.
UTG may not be able to compete with larger, more established insurance companies.
There are many life and health insurance companies in the United States. However, some companies may pay higher commissions and charge lower premium rates and many companies have more substantial resources than UTG does. The principal cost and competitive factors that affect the ability of UTG’s and Acap’s insurance subsidiaries to sell their insurance products on a profitable basis are:
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the general level of premium rates for comparable products;
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the extent of individual policyholders services required to service each product category;
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general interest rate levels;
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competitive commission rates and related marketing costs;
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legislative and regulatory requirements and restrictions;
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the impact of competing insurance and other financial products; and
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the condition of the regional and national economies.
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UTG’s insurance business and investments are concentrated in a small number of states and adverse economic conditions in these states could materially, adversely affect UTG’s financial condition and results of operation.
Because UTG serves primarily individuals located in four states, the ability of its customers to pay their insurance premiums is impacted by the economic conditions in these areas. As of December 31, 2010, approximately 55% of UTG's total direct premium was collected from Illinois, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia. UTG’s results of operations are heavily dependent upon the strength of these economies.
In addition a substantial portion of UTG’s investment mortgage loans are secured by real estate located primarily in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas. Consequently, adverse changes in local and regional economic conditions in these real estate markets could have an adverse effect on the value of our collateral, and due to the concentration of our collateral in real estate, on our financial condition.
In certain circumstances, regulatory authorities may place the insurance subsidiaries of UTG under regulatory control.
Acap’s and UTG’s insurance subsidiaries are subject to risk-based capital requirements imposed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. These requirements were imposed to evaluate the adequacy of statutory capital and surplus in relation to investment and insurance risks associated with:
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asset quality;
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mortality and morbidity;
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asset and liability matching; and
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other business factors.
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The requirements are used by states as an early warning tool to discover potential weakly capitalized companies for the purpose of initiating regulatory action. Generally, if an insurer’s risk-based capital falls below specified levels, the insurer would be subject to different degrees of regulatory action depending upon the magnitude of the deficiency. Possible regulatory actions range from requiring the insurer to propose actions to correct the risk-based capital deficiency to placing the insurer under regulatory control.
Specifically, there are four different levels of regulatory attention, depending upon the ratio of the company’s total adjusted capital to its authorized control level risk based capital.
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A “company action level event” is generally triggered if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 200% but greater than or equal to 150% of its authorized control level risk based capital. When this occurs, the company must submit a comprehensive plan to the regulatory authority which discusses proposed corrective actions to improve its capital position.
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A “regulatory action level event” is triggered if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 150% but greater than or equal to 100% of its authorized control level risk based capital. When this occurs, the regulatory authority may take any action it deems necessary, including placing the company under regulatory control.
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An “authorized control level event” is triggered if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 100% but greater than or equal to 70% of its authorized control level risk based capital. When this occurs, the regulatory authority may take any action it deems necessary, including placing the company under regulatory control.
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A “mandatory control level event” is triggered if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 70% of its authorized control level risk based capital. When this occurs, the regulatory authority is mandated to place the company under its control.
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As of December 31, 2010, the total adjusted capital of Universal Guaranty, UTG’s wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, was above 360% of its authorized control level risk based capital. The total adjusted capital of American Capitol, Acap’s wholly-owned insurance subsidiary was above 750% of its authorized control level risk based capital. If this percentage were to decrease to one of the four levels provided above, regulatory action could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of UTG following the merger.
UTG’s and Acap’s insurance subsidiaries may be required to pay assessments to fund policy holder losses or liabilities; this may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of UTG following the merger.
The solvency or guaranty laws of most states in which an insurance company does business may require that company to pay assessments (up to certain prescribed limits) to fund policyholder losses or liabilities of insurance companies that become insolvent. Recent insolvencies of insurance companies increase the possibility that these assessments may be required. These assessments may be deferred or forgiven under most guaranty laws if they would threaten an insurer’s financial strength and, in certain instances, may be offset against future premium taxes. The likelihood and amount of future assessments cannot be estimated by UTG. Any future assessments may have a
material adverse effect on the results of operations of UTG.
UTG’s and Acap’s insusrance subsidiaries are subject to regulation by state insurance departments.
Universsal Guaranty and American Capitol are subject to regulation and supervision by the states in which they are licensed to do business. These regulations are designed primarily to protect policy owners. Although the extent of regulation varies by state, the respective state insurance departments have broad administrative powers relating to the granting and revocation of licenses to transact business, licensing of agents, the regulation of trade practices and premium rates, the approval of form and content of financial statements and the type and character of investments.
These laws and regulations require Universal Guaranty and American Capitol to maintain certain minimum surplus levels and to file detailed periodic reports with the supervisory agencies in each of the states in which it does business, and its business and accounts are subject to examination by these agencies at any time. The insurance laws and regulations of the domiciliary state of American Capitol requires that this subsidiary be examined at specified intervals. Universal Guaranty is domiciled in the State of Ohio. American Capitol is domiciled in the State of Texas.
The federal government may seek to regulate the insurance industry.
Although the federal government generally does not directly regulate the insurance industry, federal initiatives often have a direct impact on the insurance business. Current and proposed measures that may significantly affect the insurance business generally include limitations on antitrust immunity and minimum solvency requirements.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act implemented fundamental changes in the regulation of the financial services industry in the U.S. The act permits the combination of commercial banks, insurers and securities firms under one holding company. Under the act, national banks retain their existing ability to sell insurance products in some circumstances. In addition, bank holding companies that qualify and elect to be treated as “financial holding companies” may engage in activities, and acquire companies engaged in activities, that are “financial” in nature or “incidental” or “complementary” to such financial activities, including acting as
principal, agent or broker in selling life, property and casualty and other forms of insurance, including annuities. A financial holding company can own any kind of insurance company or insurance broker or agent, but its bank subsidiary cannot own the insurance company. Under state law, the financial holding company would need to apply to the insurance commissioner in the insurer’s state of domicile for prior approval of the acquisition of the insurer, and the act provides that the commissioner, in considering the application, may not discriminate against the financial holding company because it is affiliated with a bank. Under the act, no state may prevent or interfere with affiliations between banks and insurers, insurance agents or brokers, or the licensing of a bank or affiliate as an insurer or agent or broker. With the passage of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, bank holding companies may acquire insurers, and insurance holding companies may acquire banks. The ability of banks to affiliate with insurance companies may materially adversely affect all of UTG’s product lines by substantially increasing the number, size and financial strength of potential competitors.
Proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of UTG.
Currently, under the Internal Revenue Code, holders of many life insurance and annuity products, including both traditional and variable products, are entitled to tax-favored treatment on these products. For example, income tax payment by policyholders on investment earnings under life insurance and annuity products which are owned by natural persons is deferred during the product’s accumulation period and is payable, if at all, only when the insurance or annuity benefits are actually paid or to be paid. In the past, legislation has been proposed that would have curtailed the tax-favored treatment of some of UTG’s life insurance products.
Acap and UTG are holding companies and rely on dividends from their insurance subsidiaries; state insurance laws may restrict the ability of these subsidiaries to pay dividends.
Acap and UTG are insurance holding companies whose assets consist primarily of the outstanding capital stock of their insurance subsidiaries. Following the merger, UTG will depend primarily on dividends from its insurance subsidiaries to satisfy its financial obligations, pay operating expenses and pay dividends to its shareholders. Universal Guaranty is subject to regulation under the insurance and insurance holding company laws and regulations of the State of Ohio. American Capitol is subject to regulation under the insurance and insurance company holding laws and regulations of the State of Texas. These statutes require prior regulatory agency approval or prior
notice of certain material intercompany transactions, including the payment of dividends.
Interest rate volatility may adversely affect our profitability.
Changes in interest rates affect many aspects of UTG’s business and can significantly affect its profitability. The profitability of its spread-based business depends in large part upon its ability to manage interest rate spreads, and the credit and other risks inherent in UTG’s investment portfolio. UTG cannot guarantee that it will manage successfully its interest rate spreads or the potential negative impact of those risks.
UTG and Acap Face Other Risks
The risks listed above are not exhaustive, and you should be aware that following the merger UTG and Acap will face various other risks, including those discussed in reports filed by UTG with the SEC. See "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 60.
THE SPECIAL MEETING
The special meeting of Acap shareholders is scheduled to be held at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois, on ____________, 2011, at _______ local time.
Purpose of the special meeting
The special meeting of Acap shareholders is being held to adopt the merger agreement by and among UTG and Acap and to approve the merger of Acap with and into UTG and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Acap
The board of directors of Acap has unanimously declared that the merger agreement and merger are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Acap and its shareholders, and has unanimously approved the merger agreement and the merger.
The Acap board of directors unanimously recommends that Acap shareholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote
Only holders of record of shares of Acap common stock at the close of business on ________, 2011 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting and at any adjournment of the meeting. This date is referred to as the record date for the meeting.
On the record date, there were 2,898 shares of Acap common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.
A quorum is necessary to hold a valid special meeting of Acap shareholders. A quorum will be present at the special meeting if the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock entitled to vote on the record date are present, in person or by proxy. If there are insufficient votes at the special meeting to approve the merger, Acap expects the chairman of the meeting to adjourn the special meeting (from time to time in his discretion) in order to solicit additional proxies. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
The adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock.
On the record date, approximately 73.3% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock was held by Universal Guaranty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG. Acap currently expects that Universal Guaranty will vote its shares in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
If you are an Acap shareholder and fail to vote, fail to instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, or abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote against the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Voting at the Special Meeting
Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting, please vote your shares of Acap common stock. If your shares of Acap common stock are held in your name, you may vote in person at the special meeting or by proxy.
If you plan to attend the special meeting and wish to vote in person, you will be given a ballot at the special meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares of Acap common stock are held in "street name," which means your shares of Acap common stock are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, and you wish to vote at the special meeting, you must bring to the special meeting a proxy from the record holder (your broker, bank or nominee) of the shares of Acap common stock authorizing you to vote at the special meeting.
A proxy card is enclosed for your use. Acap requests that you sign the accompanying proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. When the accompanying proxy card is returned properly executed, the shares of Acap common stock represented by it will be voted at the special meeting or any adjournment thereof in accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy.
If a proxy card is signed and returned without an indication as to how the shares of Acap common stock represented by the proxy are to be voted with regard to the proposal, the Acap common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in favor of the proposal. At the date hereof, Acap management has no knowledge of any business that will be presented for consideration at the special meeting and which would be required to be set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, other than the matters set forth in Acap's accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders. In accordance with Acap's bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law, which we refer to as Delaware law, business transacted at the special
meeting will be limited to those matters set forth in such notice. Nonetheless, if any other matter is properly presented at the special meeting for consideration, it is intended that the persons named in the enclosed proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.
Your vote is important. Accordingly, please sign and return the enclosed proxy card whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person.
Shares Held in Street Name
If you hold your shares of Acap common stock in a stock brokerage account or if your shares are held by a bank or nominee (that is, in "street name"), you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares if you wish them to be counted. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to Acap or by voting in person at the special meeting unless you provide to Acap a "legal proxy," which you must obtain from your broker, bank or nominee. Further, brokers who hold shares of Acap common stock on behalf of their customers may not vote those shares
without specific instructions from their customers.
If you are an Acap shareholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote any of your shares held in street name, your broker, bank or nominee may not vote those shares, which will have the same effect as a vote against the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Revocability of Proxies or Voting Instructions
If you are a holder of record on the record date for the special meeting, you have the power to revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the special meeting. You can revoke your proxy in one of three ways:
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you can send a signed notice of revocation;
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you can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later date; or
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you can attend the special meeting and vote in person, which will automatically cancel any proxy previously given, or you can revoke your proxy in person, but your attendance alone at the special meeting will not revoke any proxy that you have previously given.
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If you choose either of the first two methods, your notice of revocation or your new proxy must be received by Acap's Corporate Secretary at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703 no later than the beginning of the special meeting.
In accordance with the merger agreement, the cost of proxy solicitation for the special meeting will be borne by Acap. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors of Acap, without additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone, facsimile or otherwise. Acap will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of shares of Acap common stock held of record on the record date and will provide customary reimbursement to such firms for the cost of forwarding these materials.
PROPOSAL: ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE MERGER
Acap is asking its shareholders to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. For a detailed discussion of the terms and conditions of the merger, see "The Merger-The Merger Agreement" beginning on page 27. As discussed in the section entitled "The Merger-Acap's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation by the Acap Board of Directors," beginning on page 17, after careful consideration, the Acap board of directors, by a unanimous vote, approved the merger agreement and declared the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, to be advisable and fair to and in the best interests of
Acap and its shareholders.
Required Vote
Adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock. For purposes of this proposal, a failure to vote, a failure to instruct your broker, bank or nominee or an abstention from voting will have the same effect as a vote against the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
The Acap board of directors unanimously recommends that Acap shareholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
The consummation of the merger is conditioned on the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement by the Acap shareholders.
THE MERGER
The discussion in this document of the merger and the principal terms of the merger agreement is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the merger agreement. We urge you to read carefully the merger agreement in its entirety, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this document and incorporated by reference herein.
General Description of the Merger
Parties to the Merger
UTG was incorporated in 1984, under the name United Trust, Inc., under the laws of Illinois to serve as an insurance holding company. UTG and its subsidiaries have only one significant industry segment: insurance. The current name and state of incorporation, Delaware, were adopted in 2005 through a merger transaction. UTG’s dominant business is individual life insurance, which includes the servicing of existing insurance business in force, the solicitation of new individual life insurance, the acquisition of other companies in the insurance business and the administration processing of life insurance business for other entities. For the year ended December 31,
2010, UTG had total revenues of approximately $38.4 million and net income of approximately $7.6 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, UTG had total revenues of approximately $20.1 million and net income of approximately $5.2 million. UTG’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were approximately $442 million and $444 million, respectively. UTG’s common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol “UTGN.OB”.
Acap was incorporated in Delaware in 1985. Acap is an insurance holding company that is 73% owned by Universal Guaranty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG. Acap has no day-to-day operations of its own. Its only significant asset is its investment in American Capitol Insurance Company. American Capitol is a wholly-owned life insurance subsidiary of Acap domiciled in Texas, which operates in the individual life insurance business. The primary focus of American Capitol has been the servicing of existing insurance business in force. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Acap had total revenues of approximately $9.5 million and net income of
approximately $2.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, Acap had total revenues of approximately $5,049,265 and net income of approximately $1,744,170. Acap’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were approximately $115 million and $111 million, respectively. There is currently no established trading market for Acap common stock. Acap common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “ACPC”.
The Exchange Ratio
In the merger, each outstanding share of Acap common stock (other than shares owned by Acap or UTG, directly or indirectly, which will be cancelled) will be converted at the effective time of the merger into the right to receive shares of UTG common stock. The merger agreement provides for an exchange ratio of 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock. This exchange ratio will not be adjusted to reflect changes in the stock price of either UTG common stock or Acap common stock prior to completion of the merger. UTG shareholders will continue to hold their existing shares of UTG common stock.
Operations After the Merger
The combined company will maintain UTG’s current headquarters in Springfield, Illinois, following the completion of the merger. Until the merger has received all necessary approvals and we complete the merger, UTG and Acap will continue operating as separate entities. The companies are targeting a closing by December 31, 2011, although we cannot assure completion by any particular date.
Background of the Merger
On December 8, 2006, UTG acquired 1,803 shares of Acap common stock from certain individual Acap shareholders for an aggregate price of $17,211,438, or $9,546 per share. UTG also entered into stock put option agreements under which certain individuals had the opportunity to sell to UTG up to 264 shares of common stock during the period ending December 16, 2007 based on the same per share price. All 264 shares were acquired by UTG. Following the acquisition, UTG transferred those shares to its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company. As of the record date for the special meeting, Universal Guaranty owned 2,126 shares of Acap’s common
stock, or 73.3% of Acap’s outstanding common stock.
Following UTG’s acquisition of the Acap common stock, the board of directors of Acap was replaced with members of UTG’s board of directors and services on behalf of Acap, including employees, were provided by UTG pursuant to administrative services agreements. Following UTG’s acquisition and until the latter part of 2010, the boards of directors of UTG and Acap considered a combination of UTG and Acap from time to time but determined, based on the weakened national economy and subsequent recession that began in 2008 and continued into 2009 and 2010, that the timing for such a combination was not appropriate.
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, management of Acap and UTG began discussing in greater detail the mutual benefits of a possible combination of the two companies, in particular the benefits of combining UTG’s insurance subsidiary, Universal Guaranty, with Acap’s insurance subsidiary, American Capitol. Acap and UTG retained Lewis & Ellis on March 16, 2011 as their financial advisor to provide an actuarial appraisal of Acap and UTG for the purpose of determining the exchange ratio pursuant to which shares of Acap common stock would be converted into shares of UTG common stock in a proposed combination. The UTG and Acap boards of directors determined that an independent
actuarial appraisal using statutory accounting practices was most appropriate to safeguard the interests of Acap’s minority shareholders, given that Acap is a consolidated subsidiary of UTG. Actuarial appraisals are frequently used to measure the value and financial performance of insurance companies. The board of directors of Acap also appointed Wes Perry and Randy Attkisson who are also directors of UTG to a special committee to oversee the process and determine whether the findings and recommendations of Lewis & Ellis were reasonable and fair to Acap. The board of directors of UTG appointed John Albin and Joe Brinck to a special committee to oversee the process and determine whether the findings and recommendations of Lewis & Ellis were reasonable and fair to UTG.
On June 15, 2011, the special committee of Acap’s board of directors held a meeting during which Acap’s management and representatives of Lewis & Ellis, Inc. discussed the Lewis & Ellis evaluation and recommended the merger and the agreement of merger to the full board of directors of Acap. On June 15, 2011, following the Acap board’s review of the proposed merger agreement and related matters, including the merger, the Acap board approved the proposed merger agreement and related matters, including the merger, determined that the merger agreement and the merger were in the best interests of the Acap shareholders, declared the advisability of the merger agreement and the
merger, and recommended that the Acap shareholders vote for the merger agreement and the merger.
On June 15, 2011, the special committee of UTG’s board of directors held a meeting during which UTG’s management and representatives of Lewis & Ellis, Inc. discussed the Lewis & Ellis evaluation and recommended the merger and the agreement of merger to the full board of directors of UTG. On June 15, 2011, the UTG board of directors held a meeting during which it approved the proposed merger agreement and related matters, including the merger and the issuance of UTG common stock as the merger consideration.
Following the June 15, 2011 board meetings of Acap and UTG, the parties finalized the merger agreement and, on August 9, 2011, the parties executed and delivered the merger agreement.
Recommendation of Acap Board of Directors and Acap’s Reasons for the Merger
After careful consideration, the Acap board of directors, by a unanimous vote of all directors, at a meeting held on June 15, 2011, approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger. In reaching its decision, the Acap board of directors considered a number of factors that the board of directors believed supported its decision, including the following material factors:
Financial Considerations. The Acap board of directors considered that the various benefits to Acap of the merger include without limitation
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cost savings from the elimination of certain reporting requirements with respect to Acap and American Capitol under applicable insurance laws and regulations;
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the improvement to the overall efficiency of the organization by consolidation of Acap into UTG and American Capitol into Universal Guaranty; and
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providing minority shareholders of Acap with freely tradable shares of a “public” company.
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Fixed Exchange Ratio. The merger consideration is a fixed exchange ratio which will not fluctuate as a result of changes in the price of UTG common stock prior to the merger, which limits the impact of external factors on the transaction.
Tax-Free Transaction. The merger will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Acap shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Opinion of Lewis & Ellis. The Acap board of directors considered the actuarial appraisal performed by Lewis & Ellis and the opinion of Lewis & Ellis that, as of December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Acap common stock.
Improved Liquidity. The merger is expected to result in improved liquidity for shareholders as a result of the increased equity capitalization and the increased shareholder base of the combined company.
The above discussion of the factors considered by the Acap board of directors is not intended to be exhaustive, but does set forth material factors considered by the Acap board of directors.
For the reasons set forth above, the Acap board of directors unanimously declared that the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Acap and its shareholders and unanimously approved the merger agreement. The Acap board of directors unanimously recommends to Acap’s shareholders that they vote “FOR” the adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
UTG’s Reasons for the Merger
After careful consideration, the UTG board of directors, by a unanimous vote of all directors, at a meeting held on June 15, 2011, approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger. In reaching its decision, the UTG board of directors considered a number of factors that the board of directors believed supported its decision, including the following material factors:
Financial Considerations. The UTG board of directors concluded that the various benefits to UTG of the merger include without limitation
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cost savings from the elimination of certain reporting requirements with respect to Acap and American Capitol under applicable insurance laws and regulations; and
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the improvement to the overall efficiency of the organization by consolidation of UTG with Acap and American Capitol into Universal Guaranty.
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Fixed Exchange Ratio. The merger consideration is a fixed exchange ratio which will not fluctuate as a result of changes in the price of UTG common stock prior to the merger, which limits the impact of external factors on the transaction.
Opinion of Lewis & Ellis. The UTG board of directors considered the actuarial appraisal performed by Lewis & Ellis and the opinion of Lewis & Ellis that, as of December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Acap common stock.
Improved Liquidity. The merger is expected to result in improved liquidity for shareholders as a result of the increased equity capitalization and the increased shareholder base of the combined company.
The above discussion of the factors considered by the UTG board of directors is not intended to be exhaustive, but does set forth the material factors considered by the UTG board of directors.
Opinion of Lewis & Ellis
Lewis & Ellis provided to the Boards of Directors of UTG and Acap an actuarial appraisal of UTG and Acap. Based upon such appraisal, Lewis & Ellis opined that, as of December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock provided for in the proposed merger represented a fair value or consideration, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Acap common stock.
The full text of the written opinion of Lewis & Ellis, dated June 14, 2011, is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B. The summary of Lewis & Ellis's opinion set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion. ACAP shareholders should read the full opinion carefully and in its entirety. Lewis & Ellis's opinion is addressed to the ACAP and UTG boards of directors, is directed only to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the exchange ratio in the merger to holders of ACAP common stock as of the date
of the opinion, and does not address any other aspect of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Lewis & Ellis provided its opinion for the information and assistance of the UTG and ACAP boards of directors in connection with their consideration of the merger. The opinion of Lewis & Ellis does not constitute a recommendation as to how any ACAP shareholder should vote with respect to the merger. In addition, this opinion does not in any manner address the price at which UTG common stock will trade at any time subsequent to the date of the opinion.
Lewis & Ellis is a member of the AmericanAcademy of Actuaries and is frequently engaged to provide accuarial appraisals of life insurance companies. In connection with its opinion, Lewis & Ellis reviewed, among other things:
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the merger agreement;
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annual reports to shareholders and annual reports on Form 10-K of UTG for the five years ended December 31, 2010;
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quarterly statutory financials as of March 31, 2011 as well as the annual statutory information as of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 for Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company and American Capitol Insurance Company;
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quarterly report on Form 10-Q as of March 31, 2011 for UTG;
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proxy statement dated May 10, 2011 for UTG;
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other communications from Acap and UTG to their respective shareholders;
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annual and quarterly statements for American Capitol as filed with the applicable insurance regulatory authorities for the three years ended December 31, 2010 and the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011;
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annual and quarterly statements for each of UTG’s principal insurance subsidiaries as filed with the applicable insurance regulatory authorities for the three years ended December 31, 2010 and the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011;
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internal financial analyses and forecasts for Acap prepared by its management; and
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a preliminary actuarial appraisal prepared by an independent actuarial firm.
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Lewis & Ellis also held discussions with members of the senior management of Acap and UTG regarding the strategic rationale for, and the potential benefits of, the transaction contemplated by the merger agreement and the past and current business operations, financial condition and future prospects of their respective companies.
Lewis & Ellis relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all information that was publicly available or was furnished to or discussed with Lewis & Ellis by ACAP and UTG or otherwise reviewed by or for Lewis & Ellis, and Lewis & Ellis did not independently verify (nor did Lewis & Ellis assume responsibility or liability for independently verifying) any such information or its accuracy or completeness. Lewis & Ellis did not conduct and was not provided with any valuation or appraisal of any assets or liabilities, nor did Lewis & Ellis evaluate the solvency of ACAP or UTG under any state or federal laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. In relying on financial
analyses and forecasts provided to Lewis & Ellis or derived therefrom, Lewis & Ellis assumed that they had been reasonably prepared based on assumptions reflecting the best then-available estimates and judgments by management as to the expected future results of operations and financial condition of ACAP and UTG to which such analyses or forecasts relate. Lewis & Ellis expressed no view as to such analyses or forecasts or the assumptions on which they were based.
Lewis & Ellis's opinion is necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to Lewis & Ellis as of the date of Lewis & Ellis's opinion. It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect Lewis & Ellis's opinion, and Lewis & Ellis does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. Lewis & Ellis's opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of ACAP common stock of the exchange ratio in the merger, and Lewis & Ellis expressed no opinion as to the fairness of the merger to, or any consideration to be paid to creditors or other constituencies of ACAP or as
to the underlying decision by ACAP to engage in the merger. Lewis & Ellis expressed no opinion as to the price at which ACAP common stock or UTG common stock will trade at any time subsequent to the date of the opinion.
The terms of the merger agreement, including the exchange ratio, were determined through arm's-length negotiations between ACAP and UTG, and the decision to enter into the merger agreement was solely that of the ACAP board of directors and the UTG board of directors. Lewis & Ellis's opinion and financial analyses were among the many factors considered by the ACAP board of directors in its evaluation of the merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the ACAP board of directors or management with respect to the merger or the exchange ratio.
The following summary discloses the material elements of the financial analyses performed by Lewis & Ellis, Inc. in connection with its opinion to the Acap board of directors dated June 14, 2011, which analyses were among those considered by Lewis & Ellis in connection with delivering its opinion.
Lewis & Ellis provided to the boards of directors of UTG and Acap an actuarial appraisal of UTG and Acap as of December 31, 2010. Based upon such appraisal, Lewis & Ellis opined that, as of December 31, 2010, the exchange ratio of 233 shares of UTG common stock for each share of Acap common stock provided for in the proposed merger represented a fair value or consideration, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Acap common stock. An actuarial appraisal does not necessarily represent the value of a company’s stock on the open market but rather is derived from a projection of future earnings and reflects the value of a company’s earnings potential under a
specific set of assumptions.
The development of the actuarial values in Lewis & Ellis’ report reflect statutory accounting practices. Lewis & Ellis believe it is appropriate to analyze a life company using statutory accounting practices because (i) statutory accounting determines the availability of earnings to life company shareholders; (ii) statutory surplus constitutes the funds available or investments in new business or other ventures requiring capital; and (iii) statutory earnings are prescribed by Actuarial Standard of Practice Number 19, which relates to actuarial appraisals.
Lewis & Ellis’ opinion concluded that a fair value for UTG as of December 31, 2010 was $76,713,316. In determining the fair value for UTG, Lewis & Ellis considered the fair value of UTG’s adjusted capital and surplus, other adjustments of value (including the fair value of Acap) and the value of its insurance business in force.
Value of Business in Force. To provide an actuarial value of UTG’s insurance business in force, Lewis & Ellis’ opinion relied heavily upon the existing life insurance model projections created by UTG’s appointed actuary, a consulting third party actuary, as adjusted to reflect the appraisal purpose of the analysis. The existing model projections are primarily used for asset adequacy testing annually required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Adjustments were made to the asset adequacy projections to reflect the value of UTG’s normal yearly renewable term and two coinsurance treaties. Normal reinsurance premiums were projected into the future assuming an average profit margin for the reinsurance companies. The ratio of past reinsurance premium to direct premium was utilized to tie the reinsurance premium projection to the direct business. The portion of premium assumed to be profit to the reinsurers was then discounted back to the present to arrive at a value adjustment to the insurance business in force.
Adjusted Capital and Surplus. Lewis & Ellis also considered the value of UTG’s capital and surplus, as adjusted. As of December 31, 2010, UTG had $30,442,880 of statutory capital and surplus in accordance with statutory accounting principles. Adjustments to UTG’s capital and surplus in order to represent the fair value of UTG’s statutory capital and surplus included with out limitation the following:
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the cost of capital for each insurance company based on the company’s portfolio yield and expected return of the investor;
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the excess of the fair value of Acap, which Lewis & Ellis determined to be $13,257,918, over Acap’s book value based on statutory life insurance accounting;
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the fair value of certain real estate owned by UTG but not include in the projections; and
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adjustments to account for the value of certain reserves.
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Other Adjustments of Value. In addition to the present value of insurance in force and adjustments to capital and surplus, Lewis & Ellis’ analysis also included the value of UTG’s state licenses and state charter.
Lewis & Ellis's opinion and actuarial appraisal was only one of the many factors considered by the ACAP board of directors in its evaluation of the proposed merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the ACAP board of directors or management with respect to the proposed merger or the merger consideration. The consideration was determined through negotiation between ACAP and UTG.
Lewis & Ellis was retained by Acap and UTG in connection with the proposed merger. Acap agreed to pay Lewis & Ellis for its services, including the fairness opinion, a fee not to exceed $43,000.
Interests of Directors and Executive Officers of UTG and Acap in the Merger
As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, UTG beneficially owns approximately 73.3% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock. In addition, Jesse T. Correll is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of Acap and UTG and beneficially owns approximately 60% of the outstanding shares of UTG common stock and controls, through his beneficial ownership in UTG and its subsidiaries, approximately 44% of the outstanding shares of Acap common stock. The other members of senior management of UTG also serve in the same or similar positions with Acap. The members of UTG’s board of directors also serve as the members of Acap’s board of directors. As
a result of these ownership interests and potential conflicts of interest, these officers and directors could be more likely to support or recommend the approval of the merger described in this proxy statement/prospectus than if they did not have these interests.
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
The following general discussion sets forth the anticipated material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger to U.S. holders (as defined below) of Acap common stock. This discussion does not address any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, or under any United States federal laws other than those pertaining to income tax nor does it address tax consequences arising under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This discussion is based upon the Code, the regulations promulgated under the Code (which we refer to as Treasury regulations) and court and administrative rulings and
decisions, all as in effect on the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. These laws may change, possibly retroactively, and any change could affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this discussion.
This discussion addresses only those Acap common shareholders that hold their Acap common stock as a capital asset under the Code (generally, property held for investment). Further, this discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances or that may be applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including if you are:
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a financial institution;
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a tax-exempt organization;
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an S corporation or other pass-through entity (or an investor in an S corporation or other pass-through entity);
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an insurance company;
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a mutual fund;
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a dealer or broker in stocks and securities, or currencies;
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a trader in securities that elects mark-to-market treatment;
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a person that is subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code;
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a holder of ACAP common stock that received ACAP common stock through the exercise of an employee stock option, through a tax-qualified retirement plan or otherwise as compensation;
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a person that is not a U.S. holder (as defined below);
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a person that has a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar;
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a holder of ACAP common stock that holds ACAP common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale, conversion or other integrated transaction; or
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a United States expatriate.
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Determining the actual tax consequences of the merger to you may be complex. They will depend on your specific situation and on factors that are not within the control of UTG or ACAP. You should consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of the merger in your particular circumstances, including the applicability and effect of the alternative minimum tax and any state, local, foreign or other tax laws and of changes in those laws.
For purposes of this discussion, the term "U.S. holder" means a beneficial owner of ACAP common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, or entity treated as a corporation, organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) a trust if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) such trust has made a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax
purposes or (iv) an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences to a partner in an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that holds ACAP common stock generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in a partnership holding ACAP common stock should consult their tax advisors.
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLC, tax counsel to UTG, has opined that the merger will qualify as a “reorganization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. As a result upon exchanging your ACAP common stock for UTG common stock, you generally will not recognize gain or loss. The aggregate tax basis in the shares of UTG common stock that you receive in the merger, will equal your aggregate adjusted tax basis in the ACAP common stock you surrender. Your holding period for the shares of UTG common
stock that you receive in the merger will include your holding period for the shares of ACAP common stock that you surrender in the merger.
This summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger is for general information only and is not tax advice. You are urged to consult your tax advisor with respect to the application of U.S. federal income tax laws to your particular situation as well as any tax consequences arising under the U.S. federal estate or gift tax rules, or under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
Accounting Treatment
Since ACAP is already a majority owned subsidiary of UTG, UTG will account for any difference between the fair value of the consideration received or paid and the amount by which the noncontrolling interest is adjusted and such amount shall be recognized in equity attributable to UTG, in accordance with applicable guidance.
Dissenters’ Appraisal Rights
Acap is a Delaware corporation. Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides appraisal rights, sometimes referred to as “dissenters’ rights”, under certain circumstances to shareholders of a Delaware
corporation that is involved in a merger. Record holders of Acap common stock that follow the appropriate procedures are entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 in connection with the merger.
The following discussion is not a complete statement of the law pertaining to appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of Section 262, which is reprinted in its entirety as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus. All references in Section 262 to a “shareholder” and in this discussion to a “record holder” or a “holder of Acap common stock” are to the record holder of the shares of Acap common stock immediately before completion of the merger as to which appraisal rights are asserted. A person having a beneficial interest
in shares held of record in the name of another person, such as a broker or nominee, must act promptly to cause the record holder to follow the steps summarized below properly and in a timely manner to perfect appraisal rights.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, record holders of Acap common stock that follow the procedures set forth in Section 262 and that have not voted in favor of the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the merger are entitled to have the Delaware Court of Chancery appraise their shares of Acap common stock and to receive payment of the “fair value” of such shares, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, together with a fair rate of interest, if any, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Under Section 262, when a board of directors submits a merger agreement and merger for approval and adoption at a meeting of shareholders, as in the case of the Acap special meeting, not less than 20 days before the meeting, Acap must notify each of its shareholders entitled to appraisal rights that they have such appraisal rights and include in each such notice a copy of Section 262. This proxy statement/prospectus constitutes such notice to the holders of Acap common stock. Any holder of Acap common stock who wishes to exercise appraisal rights or wishes to preserve such holder’s right to do so should review the following discussion and
Annex C carefully because the failure to timely and properly comply with the procedures specified in Section 262 will result in the loss of appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
A holder of Acap common stock wishing to exercise appraisal rights must deliver to Acap, before the vote on the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the merger at the Acap special meeting, a written demand for appraisal of such holder’s Acap common stock and must reasonably inform Acap of the identity of the holder of record as well as the intention of the holder to demand an appraisal of the fair value of the shares held. In addition, a holder of Acap common stock wishing to exercise appraisal rights or wishing to preserve such holder’s right to do so must hold of record such shares on the date the written demand for appraisal is made, must continue to hold such shares through
the completion of the merger and must either vote against or abstain from voting on the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the merger.
Only a holder of record of Acap common stock may assert appraisal rights for Acap common stock, registered in such holder’s name. A demand for appraisal should be executed by or on behalf of the holder of record, fully and correctly, as such holder’s name appears on such holder’s stock certificates, and must state that such holder intends thereby to demand appraisal of such holder’s shares of Acap common stock. A proxy or vote against the approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the merger will not constitute a demand for appraisal.
If the shares of Acap common stock are owned of record in a fiduciary capacity, such as by a trustee, guardian or custodian, execution of the demand should be made in that capacity, and, if the shares of Acap common stock are owned of record by more than one person, as in a joint tenancy or tenancy in common, the demand should be executed by or on behalf of all joint owners. An authorized agent, including one or more joint owners, may execute a demand for appraisal on behalf of all joint owners. An authorized agent, including one or more joint owners, may execute a demand for appraisal on behalf of a holder of record; however, the agent must identify the record owner or owners and expressly
disclose the fact that, in executing the demand, the agent is agent for such owner or owners. A record holder, such as a broker who holds Acap common stock as nominee for several beneficial owners, may exercise appraisal rights with respect to the shares of Acap common stock held for one or more beneficial owners while not exercising such rights with respect to the shares of Acap common stock held for other beneficial owners. In such case, however, the written demand should set forth the number of shares of Acap common stock as to which a shareholder seeks appraisal. If a shareholder does not specify a number of shares of Acap common stock, the Delaware Court of Chancery will presume that the demand covers all Acap common stock held in the name of the record owner. We urge holders of Acap common stock who hold their shares in brokerage accounts or other
nominee forms and who wish to exercise appraisal rights to consult with their brokers to determine the appropriate procedures for making of a demand for appraisal by such nominee.
Shareholders should mail or deliver all written demands for appraisal of Acap common stock to Acap at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703, Attention: Secretary, so Acap may receive the demand before the vote on the approval and adoption of the merger proposal at the Acap special meeting.
Within 10 days after we complete the merger, UTG, the surviving corporation in the merger, will send a notice as to the approval of the merger to each person that satisfied the appropriate provisions of Section 262. Within 120 days after we complete the merger, but not thereafter, the surviving corporation, or any holder of Acap common stock entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 and who has complied with the foregoing procedures, may file a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the fair value of the shares of Acap common stock held by all such shareholders. UTG is not under any obligation, and has no present intention, to file a petition with
respect to the appraisal of the fair value of the Acap common stock. Accordingly, it is the obligation of the holders of the shares of Acap common stock to initiate all necessary action to perfect their appraisal rights within the time prescribed in Section 262.
Within 120 days of completion of the merger, any record holder of Acap common stock that has complied with the requirements for exercise of appraisal rights can request in writing a statement from the surviving corporation setting forth the aggregate number of shares of Acap common stock not voted in favor of the merger and with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. The surviving corporation must mail such statement within 10 days after it has received the written request or within 10 days after expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal, whichever is later.
If a holder of Acap common stock timely files a petition for appraisal and serves a copy of such petition upon the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation is then obligated, within 20 days, to file with the Delaware Register in Chancery a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all shareholders who have demanded payment for their shares and with whom the surviving corporation has not reached agreements as to the value of their shares. After notice to such shareholders as required by the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Court of Chancery may conduct a hearing on such petition to determine those shareholders that have complied with Section 262 and who have become
entitled to appraisal rights. The Delaware Court of Chancery may require the holders of shares of Acap common stock that demanded an appraisal for their shares to submit their share certificates to the Delaware Register in Chancery for notation of the pendency of the appraisal proceeding. If any shareholder fails to comply with such direction, the Delaware Court of Chancery may dismiss the proceedings as to such shareholder.
After determining the holders of Acap common stock who are entitled to appraisal, the Delaware Court of Chancery will appraise the fair value of their shares of Acap common stock exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Holders considering seeking appraisal should be aware that the fair value of their Acap common stock as determined under Section 262 could be more than, the same as or less than the value of the consideration that they would otherwise receive in the merger if they did not seek appraisal of their Acap common stock, and that investment banking
opinions as to fairness from a financial point of view are not necessarily opinions as to fair value under Section 262. The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that the Delaware Court of Chancery should consider “proof of value by any techniques or methods that are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court” in the appraisal proceedings. More specifically, the Delaware Supreme Court has stated that: “Fair value, in an appraisal context, measures ‘that which has been taken from the shareholder, viz., his proportionate interest in a going concern.’” In the appraisal process, the Delaware Court of Chancery values the corporation “as an entity,” not merely as a collection of assets or by the sum of the market price of each share of its stock. Moreover,
the Delaware Court of Chancery must view a corporation as an on-going enterprise, occupying a particular market position in the light of future prospects.” In addition, Delaware courts have decided that the statutory appraisal remedy, depending on factual circumstances, may or may not be a shareholder’s exclusive remedy. The Delaware Court of Chancery will also determine the amount of interest, if any, to be paid upon the amounts to be received by persons whose shares of Acap common stock have been appraised. The Delaware Court of Chancery may determine the costs of the proceeding and tax these costs upon the parties as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems equitable.
The Delaware Court of Chancery may also order that all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any holder of Acap common stock in connection with an appraisal, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the fees and expenses of experts utilized in the appraisal proceeding, be charged pro rata against the value of all of the shares of Acap common stock entitled to appraisal.
Any holder of Acap common stock that has duly demanded an appraisal in compliance with Section 262 will not, after completion of the merger, be entitled to vote such shareholder’s shares of Acap common stock subject to such demand for any purpose or be entitled to the payment of dividends or other distributions on those shares, except dividends or other distributions payable to holders of record of Acap common stock as of a date before we consummate the merger.
If any holder of Acap common stock that demands appraisal of such holder’s shares of Acap common stock under Section 262 fails to perfect, or effectively withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal, as provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law, the holder’s Acap common stock will convert into UTG common stock in accordance with the merger agreement. A holder of Acap common stock will fail to perfect, or will effectively lose, the right to appraisal if the holder does not file a petition for appraisal within 120 days after we complete the merger. A holder may withdraw a demand for appraisal by delivering to the surviving corporation a written withdrawal of the
demand for appraisal and an acceptance of the merger. Any such attempt to withdraw made more than 60 days after we complete the merger will, however, require the written approval of UTG. Further, once a petition for appraisal is filed, the appraisal proceeding may not be dismissed as to any holder absent court approval.
Failure to follow the steps required by Section 262 for perfecting appraisal rights may result in the loss of such rights, in which event a holder of Acap common stock will be entitled to receive only the consideration set forth in the merger agreement for each share of Acap common stock issued and outstanding immediately before the effective time of the merger owned by such holder.
The foregoing is a summary of certain of the provisions of Section 262 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Section 262, a copy of which is attached as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus.
UTG Shareholders. UTG shareholders will not be entitled to dissenters’ appraisal rights under Delaware law or otherwise in connection with the merger.
Regulatory Matters
UTG and Acap are not aware of any regulatory approvals required for the merger of UTG and Acap; however, certain of the insurance statutes of the jurisdiction in which American Capitol, Acap’s insurance subsidiary, is domiciled and the jurisdictions in which it is licensed, and the insurance holding company laws in those jurisdiction that govern Acap require prior approval for persons acquiring control of insurance companies domiciled or commercially domiciled in the state, whether directly or indirectly, through merger or acquisition or otherwise. While UTG and Acap desire to merge Universal Guaranty, UTG’s insurance subsidiary, and American Capitol, Acap’s insurance subsidiary,
immediately following the merger of UTG and Acap, the merger of the two insurance subsidiaries is not a condition to the consummation of the merger of UTG and Acap.
THE MERGER AGREEMENT
The following is a summary of the material terms and conditions of the merger agreement. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the merger agreement that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to, and incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms and conditions of the merger agreement and not by this summary or any other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus.
You are urged to read the merger agreement carefully and in its entirety before making any decisions regarding the merger.
Form, Effective Time and Closing of the Merger
The merger agreement provides for the merger of Acap with and into UTG, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the merger agreement. UTG will be the surviving entity in the merger and, following completion of the merger, will continue to exist under the name UTG, Inc. The merger will become effective upon the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at a later date and time agreed to by UTG and Acap and specified in the certificate of merger.
The merger agreement provides that the closing of the merger will take place no later than five business days following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing of the merger (described under "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger").
Organizational Documents of the Surviving Entity
Upon completion of the merger, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of UTG in effect as of immediately prior to the effective time will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving entity.
Merger Consideration; Conversion or Cancellation of Shares in the Merger
Merger Consideration
If the merger is completed, each share of Acap common stock (other than shares of Acap common stock that are held by Acap as treasury stock or owned directly or indirectly by UTG which will be cancelled and shares held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the merger and who has properly demanded appraisal in accordance with Delaware law) will be converted automatically into the right to receive 233 shares of UTG common stock, which we refer to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the exchange ratio.
Procedures for Surrendering Acap Stock Certificates
The conversion of Acap common stock into the right to receive the merger consideration will occur automatically at the effective time of the merger. As promptly as practicable after the effective time, the surviving entity, or an exchange agent appointed by it, will send to each record holder of Acap common stock at the effective time of the merger, a letter of transmittal and instructions explaining how to surrender Acap stock certificates.
Each Acap shareholder that surrenders its stock certificate to the surviving corporation together with a duly completed letter of transmittal, and each Acap shareholder that holds book-entry shares of Acap common stock, will receive the merger consideration due to such shareholder. After the effective time of the merger, each certificate that previously represented shares of Acap common stock will only represent the right to receive the merger consideration into which those shares of Acap common stock have been converted.
Withholding
All payments under the merger agreement are subject to applicable withholding requirements.
Representations and Warranties
The merger agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by Acap, on the one hand, and UTG, on the other hand. The representations and warranties were made by the parties as of the date of the merger agreement and do not survive the effective time of the merger. Certain of these representations and warranties are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the merger agreement.
Representations and Warranties of Acap
Acap made representations and warranties in the merger agreement relating to, among other things:
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corporate organization, valid existence, good standing, and qualification to conduct business;
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organizational documents;
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capitalization;
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due authorization, execution, delivery and validity of the merger agreement;
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absence of any conflict with or violation of organizational documents or applicable laws, and the absence of any violation or breach of, or default or consent requirements under, certain agreements;
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permits and compliance with law;
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financial statements;
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disclosure documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the merger;
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absence of certain changes since December 31, 2010;
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litigation; and
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broker's and finder's fees;
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Representations and Warranties of UTG
UTG made representations and warranties in the merger agreement relating to, among other things:
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corporate organization, valid existence, good standing, and qualification to conduct business;
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capitalization;
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due authorization, execution, delivery and validity of the merger agreement;
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absence of any conflict with or violation of organizational documents or applicable laws, and the absence of any violation or breach of, or default or consent requirements under, certain agreements;
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disclosure documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the merger; and
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broker's and finder's fees;
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Conduct of Business of Acap Pending the Merger
Acap has agreed to certain restrictions on it and its subsidiaries until the earlier of the effective time of the merger or the valid termination of the merger agreement. In general, except with UTG's prior written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld) or as otherwise expressly required or permitted by the merger agreement, Acap has agreed that, it will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, and use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its present lines of business and preserve their relationships with customers and others having business dealings with them.
Form S-4, Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Shareholders Meeting
Acap and UTG agreed to prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the proxy statement included in this proxy statement/prospectus and Acap and UTG agreed to prepare, and UTG to file, a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the merger, which includes this proxy statement/prospectus, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable. Acap and UTG also agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after filing and to keep the Form S-4 effective for so long as necessary to complete the merger.
Acap agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause this proxy statement/prospectus to be mailed to its shareholders and to hold its shareholder meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective. Acap further agreed to include in the proxy statement/prospectus its recommendation to its shareholders that they adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the its shareholder approval.
Consents
Both UTG and Acap have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to take all actions and do all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws or pursuant to any contract or agreement to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the merger.
Acap has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any third-party consents that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the merger.
Access to Information; Confidentiality
The merger agreement requires Acap to provide to UTG reasonable access to its properties, offices, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records, and each of Acap and UTG are required to furnish reasonably promptly to the other a copy of each report, and other document filed prior to closing with any governmental entity.
Public Announcements
UTG and Acap have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements or filings with respect to the merger agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Conditions to Completion of the Merger
Mutual Closing Conditions
The obligation of each of Acap and UTG to complete the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the effective time of the merger, of the following conditions:
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adoption of the merger agreement and approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement by holders of not less than a majority of all outstanding shares of Acap common stock in accordance with applicable law;
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absence of any law or order by any governmental authority restricting, preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the merger or otherwise restraining, enjoining, preventing, prohibiting or making illegal the acquisition of some or all of the shares of Acap common stock by UTG;
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Additional Closing Conditions for the Benefit of UTG
The obligation of UTG to complete the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the effective time, of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy in all material respects as of the date of the merger agreement and as of the effective time of the merger (or, in the case of representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of another specified date, as of that date) of certain representations and warranties made in the merger agreement by Acap;
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performance and compliance in all material respects by Acap with the agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the closing date;
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receipt of an officer's certificate, dated as of the closing date and signed by a corporate officer of Acap, certifying that the closing conditions described in the two preceding bullets have been satisfied;
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absence of a material adverse effect on Acap;
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Additional Closing Conditions for Acap's Benefit
The obligation of Acap to complete the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the effective time, of the following additional conditions:
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the accuracy in all material respects as of the date of the merger agreement and as of the effective time of the merger (or, in the case of representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of another specified date, as of that date) of certain representations and warranties made in the merger agreement by UTG;
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performance and compliance in all material respects by UTG with the agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the closing date;
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receipt of an officer's certificate dated as of the closing date and signed by a corporate officer of UTG certifying that the closing conditions described in the four preceding bullets have been satisfied;
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Termination of the Merger Agreement
The merger agreement may be terminated at any time before the effective time of the merger by the mutual written agreement of UTG and Acap.
The merger agreement may also be terminated prior to the effective time of the merger by either UTG or Acap if:
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the merger has not been consummated on or before December 31, 2011 ;
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Acap shareholders fail to adopt the merger agreement and approve the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement at a duly convened meeting; or
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The merger agreement may also be terminated prior to the effective time of the merger by UTG if:
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any action has been taken or statute enacted by any governmental entity which would prohibit UTG’s ownership of Acap or compel UTG to dispose of or hold separate all or a material portion of the business or assets of Acap, its subsidiary or UTG; or
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there has been any event, condition or circumstance occur or that is discovered which has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Acap.
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Governing Law
The merger agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois.
IF YOU ARE AN ACAP SHAREHOLDER, THE ACAP BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE MERGER AND THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
THE COMPANIES
UTG
UTG was incorporated in 1984, under the name United Trust, Inc., under the laws of Illinois to serve as an insurance holding company. UTG and its subsidiaries have only one significant industry segment: insurance. The current name and state of incorporation, Delaware, were adopted in 2005 through a merger transaction. UTG’s dominant business is individual life insurance, which includes the servicing of existing insurance business in force, the solicitation of new individual life insurance, the acquisition of other companies in the insurance business and the administration processing of life insurance business for other entities.
UTG is a life insurance holding company. The focus of UTG is the acquisition of other companies in similar lines of business and management of its insurance subsidiaries. UTG has a history of acquisitions and consolidation in which life insurance companies are involved.
Universal Guaranty is a wholly-owned life insurance subsidiary of UTG domiciled in the State of Ohio that operates in the individual life insurance business. The primary focus of Universal Guaranty has been the servicing of existing insurance business in force. In addition, Universal Guaranty provides insurance administrative services for other non-related entities. HPG Acquisitions, LLC is a 74% owned subsidiary of Universal Guaranty, which owns for investment purposes, commercial property located in downtown Midland, Texas. The property includes three commercial office buildings with a total of approximately 530,000 square feet and adjoining parking with 280
spaces. Stanford Wilderness Road, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Guaranty that owns for investment purposes commercial real estate located in downtown Stanford, Kentucky. Future plans for these properties include a rehabilitation of the buildings and will include a hotel and other commercial/retail space once completed. Cumberland Woodlands, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Guaranty that owns for investment purposes approximately 15,000 acres of land in Kentucky and a 50% partnership interest in an additional 11,000 acres of land in Kentucky. RLF Lexington Properties, LLC is a 51% owned subsidiary of Universal Guaranty that owns for investment purposes approximately 3,150 acres of land located near Lexington, Kentucky. Sun Valley Homes (AZ), LLC is a 67% owned subsidiary of Universal Guaranty that owns
for investment, purposes residential real estate in Phoenix, Arizona. Sun Valley acquired foreclosed residential properties in the Phoenix area with the intent to rehab and sell over a short period of time. Sun Valley is currently in a wind down phase.
Universal Guaranty’s current product portfolio consists of a limited number of life insurance product offerings. All of the products are individual life insurance products, with design variations from each other to provide choices to the customer. These variations generally center around the length of the premium paying period, length of the coverage period and whether the product accumulates cash value or not. The products are designed to be competitive in the marketplace.
Universal Guaranty’s actual experience for earned interest, persistency and mortality varies from the assumptions applied to pricing and for determining premiums. Accordingly, differences between Universal Guaranty’s actual experience and those assumptions applied may impact the profitability of UTG. UTG monitors investment yields, and when necessary adjusts credited interest rates on its insurance products to preserve targeted interest spreads. Credited rates are reviewed and established by the Board of Directors of Universal Guaranty. Currently, all crediting rates have been reduced to the respective product guaranteed interest rate.
Universal Guaranty has a variety of policies in force different from those being marketed. Interest sensitive products, including universal life and excess interest whole life (“fixed premium UL”), account for 55% of the insurance in force. Approximately 9% of the insurance in force is participating business, which represents policies under which the policy owner shares in the insurance company’s statutory divisible surplus.
Interest sensitive life insurance products have characteristics similar to annuities with respect to the crediting of a current rate of interest at or above a guaranteed minimum rate and the use of surrender charges to discourage premature withdrawal of cash values. Universal life insurance policies also involve variable premium charges against the policyholder's account balance for the cost of insurance and administrative expenses. Interest sensitive whole life products generally have fixed premiums. Interest sensitive life insurance products are designed with a combination of front-end loads, periodic variable charges, and back-end loads or surrender charges.
Traditional life insurance products have premiums and benefits predetermined at issue; the premiums are set at levels that are designed to exceed expected policyholder benefits and insurance company expenses. Participating business is traditional life insurance with the added feature that the policyholder may share in the divisible surplus of the insurance company through policyholder dividend. This dividend is set annually by the Board of Directors of Universal Guaranty and is completely discretionary.
UTG’s principal executive offices are located at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703. Its telephone number is (217) 241-6300. UTG documents filed with the SEC contain additional information concerning UTG. These documents are incorporated by reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 60.
ACAP
Acap was incorporated under the laws of Delaware in 1985 by the management of American Capitol to become the parent or "holding company" of American Capitol. Acap began operating in that capacity on October 31, 1985. American Capitol is a Texas life insurance company licensed in 36 states and the District of Columbia. American Capitol began operations as a life insurance company in 1954.
Acap primarily engages in servicing existing blocks of insurance policies which it has acquired through direct purchase or the acquisition of life insurance companies. Since 1994, Acap has marketed a small volume of final expense insurance and prearranged funeral service contracts. Acap maintains a broad portfolio of individual life insurance policies. The policies serviced by Acap are primarily traditional whole life policies, term life policies and flexible premium annuity contracts.
Traditional whole life policies are generally characterized by a uniform death benefit and a level periodic premium throughout the insured's lifetime. These policies combine a savings element with insurance protection. The savings element, called the cash value, builds at a fixed rate of interest and may be borrowed against by the policyholder and, if the policy terminates other than through the death of the insured, may be paid to the policyholder. Term life policies generally offer pure insurance protection (i.e., no savings element) for a specified period. Such policies typically offer a conversion privilege, a renewal privilege, or both. Premiums typically are
adjusted upon the exercise of either privilege. Flexible premium annuity contracts permit the annuitant to make deposits as the annuitant chooses, and allow the annuitant to make withdrawals at his or her option, subject to deduction of applicable surrender charges. The annuity balance earns interest on a tax-deferred basis at a rate that the Company may change annually.
From mid-1985 until 1994, Acap relied exclusively on its acquisition strategy and did not actively market new business. From 1994 through 2008, Acap marketed a small volume of final expense insurance and prearranged funeral service contracts in the State of Texas. Effective January 1, 2009, new regulations took effect that required life insurance companies to utilize the 2001 CSO reserve table. This required a re-valuation of the products being sold and re-filing of products with regulatory authorities. Given the small amount of new policy sales, management determined the costs associated with this change were prohibitive in relation to future product sales under
current conditions. At year end 2008, Acap discontinued all new product marketing.
Currently, Acap is subject to government regulation in each of the states in which it conducts business. Such regulation is vested in state agencies having broad administrative power dealing with all aspects of the insurance business, including the power to: (i) grant and revoke licenses to transact business; (ii) regulate and supervise trade practices and market conduct; (iii) establish guaranty associations; (iv) license agents; (v) approve policy forms; (vi) approve premium rates for some lines of business; (vii) establish reserve requirements; (viii) prescribe the form and content of required financial
statements and reports; (ix) determine the reasonableness and adequacy of statutory capital and surplus; and (x) regulate the type and amount of permitted investments. Insurance regulation is concerned primarily with the protection of policyholders. Acap cannot predict the impact of any future proposals, regulations or market conduct investigations.
The insurance regulatory framework continues to be scrutinized by various states, the federal government and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"). The NAIC is an association whose membership consists of the insurance commissioners or their designees of the various states. The NAIC has no direct regulatory authority over insurance companies. However, its primary purpose is to provide a more consistent method of regulation and reporting from state to state. This is accomplished through the issuance of model regulations, which can be adopted by individual states unmodified, modified to meet the state's own needs or requirements, or dismissed
entirely.
Most states also have insurance holding company statutes, which require registration and periodic reporting by insurance companies controlled by other corporations licensed to transact business within their respective jurisdictions. The insurance subsidiaries are subject to such legislation and registered as controlled insurers in those jurisdictions in which such registration is required. Statutes vary from state to state but typically require periodic disclosure, concerning the corporation that controls the registered insurers and all subsidiaries of such corporation. In addition, prior notice to or approval by the state insurance commission of material inter-corporate transfers of assets,
reinsurance agreements, management agreements, and payment of dividends, in excess of specified amounts by the insurance subsidiary within the holding company system, are required.
Acap’s executive offices are located at 5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703. Its telephone number is (217) 241-6300.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF ACAP
Management’s discussion and analysis of Acap Corporation is included to provide shareholders with an expanded narrative of our results of operations, changes in financial condition, liquidity and capital adequacy. This narrative should be reviewed in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Overview
Acap is a holding company whose wholly-owned subsidiary, American Capitol Insurance Company, is engaged in the acquisition and servicing of life and annuity insurance policies. Acap operates in only one business segment, life insurance. Acap has no material assets other than its investment in its insurance subsidiary and no operations at the parent-company level.
Acap’s primary sources of revenue are premiums, investment income, and the expense allowance received for administering certain blocks of policies reinsured under reinsurance agreements. Acap’s primary expenses are policy benefits, commissions, and general expenses.
American Capitol is subject to regulation by the supervisory insurance agency of the state or other jurisdiction in which the insurance subsidiary is licensed to do business. The insurance subsidiary is required to prepare and file financial statements with the appropriate state regulatory agencies that are prepared based on prescribed statutory accounting practices (“SAP”). The bases for SAP in the state in which American Capitol files financial statements are the accounting practices contained in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (“NAIC SAP”) and any state-adopted accounting practices that differ
from NAIC SAP. The more significant differences between SAP and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) are discussed in Note 1 to Acap’s consolidated financial statements.
Regulators use SAP, and generally not GAAP, in their determination of such things as whether the insurance subsidiaries have the minimum required equity to write new business in a state, the amount of dividends or other distributions the insurance subsidiaries can pay, and whether to approve acquisition and reinsurance transactions.
SAP has resulted in the insurance subsidiaries historically making significant use of reinsurance in connection with acquisition transactions. While under GAAP accounting for acquired policies an asset is recognized equal to the actuarially determined present value of projected future profits from policies in force at the purchase date (“DAC”), SAP does not recognize such an asset. Therefore, upon the acquisition of a block of policies under SAP, American Capitol realizes a reduction in SAP equity (that is not realized under GAAP) in an amount equal to the excess of the acquired liabilities over the acquired assets. The insurance subsidiary used reinsurance as
described below, to increase their SAP equity (although such increase in equity was not recognized under GAAP). Under SAP, whenever an insurance subsidiary cedes a block of policies to a reinsurer, the insurance subsidiary realizes an increase in equity in an amount equal to the excess of the ceded liabilities over the ceded assets (keeping in mind there is no DAC asset under SAP). As a result, American Capitol was able to acquire blocks of business and cede such blocks to the reinsurer to offset, or reduce, the effect on the insurance subsidiary’s SAP equity. The reinsurers under such reinsurance agreements receive all the profits (or losses) related to the reinsured blocks of business and pay Acap a reinsurance expense allowance for administering the reinsured policies. Depending on the particular reinsurance agreement, once the
accumulated profits under each agreement (calculated pursuant to a formula contained in each agreement) reach a specified level (generally, the amount of the difference between the ceded liabilities and ceded assets at the inception of the agreement, all on the basis of SAP accounting), either the subject insurance subsidiary is entitled to receive a specified percentage of any profits that develop related to the reinsured policies from that point forward, or has the option (but not the obligation) to recapture the reinsured policies (thus receiving future profits or losses, as the case may be, that develop related to the policies that are the subject of the agreement).
Due to the vital role of the activities regulated through the use of SAP, Acap’s management focuses on financial performance based on SAP, and not GAAP, in managing Acap.
Results of Operations
Revenues
As of December 31, 2010, total revenues increased 46% as compared to 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in net investment income along with the increase in the reinsurance expense allowance.
Premiums and other considerations decreased 44% when comparing 2010 to 2009. This change is primarily the result of the sale of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Capitol that was sold on December 2009 to an unaffiliated third party. During 2009, Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company had approximately $1,200,000 in premiums. The remaining decrease in premiums is the result of normal terminations of policies in force and is consistent with past experience and expected by management. Acap has marketed a small volume of life products over the past several years. Management currently places little emphasis on new business
production, believing resources could be better utilized in other ways. Current sales primarily represent sales to existing customers through additional insurance needs or conservation efforts. Overall, persistency of the business has been consistent over the last several years. The lapse percentages were 2.9% and 3.1% for 2010 and 2009, respectively for American Capitol Insurance Company
Effective January 1, 2009, new regulations took effect that required life insurance companies to utilize the 2001 CSO reserve table. This required a re-valuation of the products being sold and re-filing of products with regulatory authorities. Given the small amount of new policy sales, management determined the costs associated with this change were prohibitive in relation to future product sales under current conditions.
Net investment income increased 120% when comparing 2010 to 2009. During 2008 and 2009, Management took steps to avoid catastrophic future losses by culling its investment portfolio. As part of this portfolio evaluation process, certain investments were subsequently sold, particularly during the third and fourth quarters of 2008 and early 2009. This resulted in a higher cash balance through most of 2009 earning extremely low rates of interest which had an immediate impact on income. With preservation of capital being of utmost concern, Management sat on this large cash balance waiting for the dust to settle and for opportunities with margin of safety to
appear. This patience was rewarded and Acap began to deploy cash into investments deemed appropriate during the latter part of 2009. The majority of this money was invested in trading securities and discounted mortgage loans. With the economy reeling, bankruptcies soaring and general credit drying-up, the banking industry has been under well-known pressure. As bank failures increased dramatically, their loan portfolios have been auctioned off, sometimes at deep discounts.
There are a number of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the process of monitoring impairments and determining if an impairment is other-than-temporary. These risks and uncertainties related to management’s assessment of other than temporary declines in value include but are not limited to: The risk that Company's assessment of an issuer's ability to meet all of its contractual obligations will change based on changes in the credit characteristics of that issuer; The risk that the economic outlook will be worse than expected or have more of an impact on the issuer than anticipated; The risk that fraudulent information could be provided to Acap's investment professionals who
determine the fair value estimates.
Acap reported realized investment gains of approximately $380,000 during 2010 compared to losses of $1,834,000 in 2009. During 2010, the most significant part of the realized gain relates to the sale of various bonds offset by losses on the sale of the Standard & Poors Depository common stock. During 2009, Acap realized losses on the sale of common stock of approximately $1,000,000 from the sales of exchange traded funds that move inversely to the market. The remaining realized loss is related to the sale of bonds. With 2008 experiencing one of the largest financial crises in our nation’s history, Management refused to sit on the sidelines hoping for a
recovery and spent a significant amount of time analyzing Acap’s investment holdings and reducing risk. As a result of this, certain investments that were deemed too risky, primarily those in financial institutions were sold, predominantly at losses.
Reinsurance expense allowance increased significantly when comparing 2010 to 2009. This line item generally relates to reinsurance activity from the financial reinsurance agreement in place. During 2009, the realized investment losses related to the reinsured blocks of business caused a large decrease in the expense allowance. During 2010, the performance of the blocks of business was more in line with previous performance and realized investment losses were much lower. Management expects this line item to continue to decline to zero as this agreement pays down and eventually becomes fully paid.
Expenses
Policyholder benefits decreased approximately 19% in 2010 compared to 2009. No single event or abnormality was noted when comparing the two years.
Death claims were approximately $1,725,000 lower in the current year compared to 2009. The majority of this decrease is due to the sale of the subsidiary at the end of 2009. Fluctuations in death claim experience from year to year typically have a significant impact on variances in this line item. Policy claims vary from year to year and therefore, fluctuations in mortality are to be expected and are not considered unusual by management. The 2010 claims experience remained in a relevant range related to recent historic experience.
Policy surrender benefits increased approximately $276,000 during the year 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The short-term impact of changes in policy surrenders is negligible since a reserve for future policy benefits payable is held which is, at a minimum, equal to or greater than the cash surrender value of a policy. The benefit of fewer policy surrenders is primarily received over a longer time period through the retention of Acap’s asset base. The increase in the current period in policy surrenders was not attributable to any one event. Overall Acap’s persistency for business in force remained consistent with prior years.
Commissions and general insurance expenses increased approximately 0.6% in 2010 as compared to 2009. Commissions were approximately $6,000 lower in 2010 compared to 2009. This is primarily the result of continued reduction in renewal premiums from normal terminations. The decrease in expenses in 2010 is primarily the result of reduced expenses within the group of companies. Effective January 1, 2007, Acap has in effect a cost sharing arrangement with its new upstream parent, UTG, Inc. Under this arrangement, Acap pays its proportionate share of expenses of the entire group, based on an allocation formula. Overall expenses for the entire group were
less in 2010 than in 2009. Acap continually monitors expenditures looking for savings opportunities. Management places significant emphasis on expense monitoring and cost containment. Maintaining administrative efficiencies directly impacts net income.
Income from Operations
For the year ending December 31, 2010, Acap had net income from operations before taxes of $3,682,078 compared to income of $98,002 in the preceding year. The change in the current year from the previous year is primarily attributable to the increase in net investment income.
Financial Position
Acap’s financial position at December 31, 2010 improved when compared to the preceding year-end as evidenced by an increase of 39% in shareholders’ equity. This increase is attributable to net unrealized gains on investments held of approximately $903,000 during the year and the net income of approximately $2,779,000. The significant increase in net income was the result of increased investment income mainly from discounted mortgage loans and the performance of Acap’s portfolio.
Acap has a surplus aid reinsurance agreement in place through Canada Life. The treaty was originally entered into to accommodate the purchase of a block of life business. As of December 31, 2010, there remains approximately $634,000 in remaining accumulated profits to be generated by the block of business before the treaty can be recaptured. During 2010, the surplus aid balance decreased approximately $337,000 as the result of continued profits from both blocks of business covered by the agreement. Based on past experience, this treaty is anticipated to be fully repaid sometime in late 2012.
As of December 31, 2010, bonds represented 50% of total invested assets. As of December 31, 2010, approximately 88% of the bond portfolio carries a designation "1" rating, the highest rating, according to the NAIC SVO ratings. Acap's bond portfolio consists of mortgage-backed bonds, which are subject to risks associated with variable prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans. Management takes these risks into consideration as it analyzes its entire portfolio. Acap has no securities in or near default with a designation “6” rating, the lowest rating, according to the NAIC SVO ratings. Management continues to monitor the investments to help ensure a strong
and healthy investment portfolio.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, Acap began purchasing discounted commercial mortgage loans. Management has extensive background and experience in the analysis and valuation of commercial real estate and believes there are significant opportunities currently available in the discounted mortgage loan arena. Experienced personnel of FSNB have also been utilized in the analysis phase. This experience dates back to discounted loans during the Resolution Trust days where such loans were being sold from defunct savings and loans in the early 1990’s. The discounted loans are available through the FDIC sale of assets of closed banks and from banks wanting to reduce
their loan portfolios. The loans are available on a loan by loan bid process. Prior to placing a bid, each loan is reviewed to determine interest level utilizing such information as type of collateral, location of collateral, interest rate, current loan status and available cash flows or other sources of repayment. Once it is determined interest in the loan remains, the collateral is physically inspected. Following physical inspection, if interest still remains, a bid price is determined and a bid is submitted. Once a loan has been acquired, contact is made with the appropriate individuals to begin a dialog with a goal of determining the borrower’s willingness to work together. There are generally three paths a discounted loan will take: the borrowers pay as required; a settlement is reached with the loan
being paid off at a discounted value; or the loan is foreclosed.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, Acap had acquired $34,782,546 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,499,114, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 21.6%. During 2009, Acap recorded no income from this loan activity. During 2010, Acap acquired an additional $24,333,882 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,856,855, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 32.3%. Additionally, during 2010, Acap settled, sold or had paid off discounted mortgage loans totaling $5,548,383. During 2010, Acap recorded approximately $3,248,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan activity, including $1,562,038 in
discount accruals. Acap is currently projecting a very positive return from on-going mortgage loan payments from the discounted commercial mortgage loan portfolio.
While management believes the discounted loans will continue to have favorable earnings and outcomes as they are worked through, there can be no assurance this will remain true in future periods. Changes in the current economy such as an even greater downturn than recently experienced could have a negative impact on the loans, including the financial stability of the borrowers, the borrowers’ ability to pay or to refinance, the value of the property held as collateral and the ability to find purchasers at favorable prices. As such, management has taken a conservative approach with these investments and has classified all discounted mortgage loans held as non-accrual. In such status,
Acap is recording interest income on a cash basis and is recording any accrual of discount on the loans held when realized. Discount accruals reported during 2010 were the result of the loan basis already being fully paid.
On December 30, 2009, Acap sold a 100% owned subsidiary, Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company. The transaction was entered into to further streamline operations of the affiliate group. Texas Imperial was a stipulated premium company, a unique status under Texas rules. Consolidation of this entity was not practical due to this status.
Policyholder liabilities are predominantly long-term in nature and represent approximately 88% of total liabilities as of December 31, 2010. As such, Acap has the ability and intent to hold its corresponding fixed maturity investments to maturity. Acap has continually maintained its capital and surplus requirements. Acap believes that the indicated financial position will be adequate to meet its obligations.
Acap is assessed contributions by life and health guaranty associations in almost all states to indemnify policyholders of failed companies. In several states Acap may reduce premium taxes paid to recover a portion of assessments paid to the states' guaranty fund association. This right of "offset" may come under review by the various states, and Acap cannot predict whether and to what extent legislative initiatives may affect this right to offset. In addition, some state guaranty associations have adjusted the basis by which they assess the cost of insolvencies to individual companies. Acap believes that its reserve for future guaranty fund assessments is sufficient to
provide for assessments related to known insolvencies. This reserve is based upon management's current expectation of the availability of this right of offset to known insolvencies and state guaranty fund assessment basis. However, changes in the basis whereby assessments are charged to individual companies and changes in the availability of the right to offset assessments against premium tax payments could materially affect Acap's results.
In the normal course of business, Acap is involved from time to time in various legal actions and other state and federal proceedings. As part of the Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company sale, Acap remains contingently liable for certain costs pending the outcome of an ongoing race-based audit of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company by the Texas Department of Insurance. Under the agreement, Acap is responsible for 100% of the first $50,000 of costs, 90% of the next $50,000, 75% of the third $50,000 and 50% of costs above $150,000. Management has conservatively estimated Acap’s exposure and other costs at $50,000 based on information provided to date from the examination
team and has established a contingent liability in its financial statements of this amount.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2010, Acap held $4,600,804 in cash with other investments maturing at varying times including long-term bonds of approximately $0 maturing in one year or less and approximately $12,204,974 maturing in two to five years.
Operating activities of Acap used cash of $1,374,548 and $2,531,695 in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Investing activities used cash of $587,711 and $10,709,525 in 2010 and 2009, respectively, from investments acquired net of investments sold, matured or repaid. Bonds and trading securities represented a majority of the investing activities of Acap during the two years.
Acap Corporation has $2,682,849 of outstanding debt at December 31, 2010. Acap Corporation is dependent on dividends from its subsidiary to retire this debt. It is anticipated the subsidiary will declare dividends in future periods to help retire the outstanding debt. See Note 4 of the notes to financial statements for a more complete description of this debt.
Management believes cash balances maintained at December 31, 2010 are more than sufficient to meet Acap's short-term liquidity needs.
Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues
Total revenue is primarily made up of net realized gains and investment income. These two components will be discussed in more detail below.
Premiums have consistently decreased as a result of normal terminations of policies in force and are consistent with past experience and expected by management. Acap has marketed a small volume of life products over the past several years. Management currently places little emphasis on new business production, believing resources could be better utilized in other ways. Current sales primarily represent sales to existing customers through additional insurance needs or conservation efforts. Overall, persistency of the business has been consistent over the last several years.
Net investment income continues to show positive results. Acap’s decision to invest large cash balances during 2009 has been successful thus far. The majority of this money was invested in trading securities and discounted mortgage loans. With the economy reeling, bankruptcies soaring and general credit drying-up, the banking industry has been under well-known pressure. As bank failures increased dramatically, their loan portfolios have been auctioned off, sometimes at deep discounts. Management believes the discounted loans will continue to have favorable earnings and outcomes as they are worked through. The Texas Department of Insurance has notified
Acap that it cannot invest any further funds in discounted loans. As the existing loans are worked out and profits shown, no new or additional loans are being added, thus this income source will continue to diminish and eventually cease. However, there can be no assurance this will remain true in future periods. While Acap is seeing positive results from the trading accounts, it is understood that the possibility of periodic setbacks in these accounts should be expected. Changes in the current economy can negatively impact these investments.
Acap reported realized investment gains of approximately $1,062,000 during the second quarter of 2011 compared to realized investment gains of approximately $216,000 during the second quarter of 2010. The realized gains are the result of the sale of various bonds during the first half of 2011 and 2010.
Reinsurance expense allowance is consistent with prior performance. This line item generally relates to reinsurance activity from the financial reinsurance agreement in place. The blocks of business under the financial reinsurance treaty reported net income through the first half of 2011. During the first six months of 2010, the performance of the blocks of business was more in line with previous performance and realized investment losses were much lower. Management expects this line item to continue to decline to zero as this agreement pays down and eventually becomes fully paid.
Expenses
Policyholder benefits increased approximately 22% in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. No single event or abnormality was noted when comparing the first two quarters of 2011 to the same period in 2010.
Fluctuations in death claim experience from year to year typically have a significant impact on variances in this line item. Policy claims vary from year to year and therefore, fluctuations in mortality are to be expected and are not considered unusual by management. The first two quarters of 2011 claims experience remained in a relevant range related to recent historic experience.
The short-term impact of changes in policy surrenders is negligible since a reserve for future policy benefits payable is held which is, at a minimum, equal to or greater than the cash surrender value of a policy. The benefit of fewer policy surrenders is primarily received over a longer time period through the retention of Acap’s asset base. The change in the current period in policy surrenders was not attributable to any one event. Overall Acap’s persistency for business in force remained consistent with prior years.
Commissions and general insurance expenses decreased approximately 3% through the first half of 2011 when compared to the same period in 2010. This is primarily the result of continued reduction in renewal premiums from normal terminations. Effective January 1, 2007, Acap has in effect a cost sharing arrangement with its new upstream parent, UTG, Inc. Under this arrangement, Acap pays its proportionate share of expenses of the entire group, based on an allocation formula. Acap continually monitors expenditures looking for savings opportunities. Management places significant emphasis on expense monitoring and cost containment. Maintaining
administrative efficiencies directly impacts net income.
Income from Operations
For the quarter ended June 30, 2011, Acap had net income from operations before taxes of $2,190,128 compared to net income of $1,696,999 of the same period in the preceding year. The change in the current year from the previous year is primarily attributable to the increase in realized investment gains.
Financial Position
Acap’s financial position at June 30, 2011 improved when compared to the same preceding period as evidenced by an increase of 19% in shareholders’ equity. This increase is attributable to net income of approximately $1,744,000 during the first two quarters. The net realized gains from the sale of bonds during the half of the year and net investment income from the performance of Acap’s trading accounts and discounted mortgage loans were the significant components of net income.
Acap has a surplus aid reinsurance agreement in place through Canada Life. The treaty was originally entered into to accommodate the purchase of a block of life business. As of June 30, 2011, there remains approximately $438,000 in remaining accumulated profits to be generated by the block of business before the treaty can be recaptured. During the first six months of 2011, the surplus aid balance decreased approximately $197,000 as the result of continued profits from both blocks of business covered by the agreement. Based on past experience, this treaty is anticipated to be fully repaid sometime in late 2012.
As of June 30, 2011, bonds represented 58% of total invested assets. As of June 30, 2011, approximately 94% of the bond portfolio carries a designation "1" rating, the highest rating, according to the NAIC SVO ratings. Acap's bond portfolio consists of mortgage-backed bonds, which are subject to risks associated with variable prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans. Management takes these risks into consideration as it analyzes its entire portfolio. Acap has no securities in or near default with a designation “6” rating, the lowest rating, according to the NAIC SVO ratings. Management continues to monitor the investments to help ensure a strong and
healthy investment portfolio.
Through the second quarter of 2011, Acap did not acquire additional discounted mortgage loans. Acap settled, sold or had paid off discounted mortgage loans totaling $1,594,567 during the first two quarters of 2011. Additionally, Acap recorded approximately $842,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan activity, including $627,096 in discount accruals. During the first six months of 2010, Acap acquired an additional $24,333,882 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,856,855, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 32%. Additionally, through second quarter 2010, Acap settled, sold or had paid off discounted mortgage loans totaling
$2,247,334. Through second quarter 2010, Acap recorded approximately $1,645,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan activity. Acap is currently projecting a very positive return from on-going mortgage loan payments from the discounted commercial mortgage loan portfolio.
While management believes the discounted loans will continue to have favorable earnings and outcomes as they are worked through, there can be no assurance this will remain true in future periods. Changes in the current economy such as an even greater downturn than recently experienced could have a negative impact on the loans, including the financial stability of the borrowers, the borrowers’ ability to pay or to refinance, the value of the property held as collateral and the ability to find purchasers at favorable prices. As such, management has taken a conservative approach with these investments and has classified all discounted mortgage loans held as non-accrual. In such status,
Acap is recording interest income on a cash basis and is recording any accrual of discount on the loans held when realized. Discount accruals reported during 2011 were the result of the loan basis already being fully paid.
Policyholder liabilities are predominantly long-term in nature and represent approximately 91% of total liabilities as of June 30, 2011. As such, Acap has the ability and intent to hold its corresponding fixed maturity investments to maturity. Acap has continually maintained its capital and surplus requirements. Acap believes that the indicated financial position will be adequate to meet its obligations.
As of June 30, 2011, Acap held $5,355,241 in cash with other investments maturing at varying times including long-term bonds of approximately $0 maturing in one year or less and approximately $10,427,188 maturing in two to five years.
Operating activities of Acap provided cash of $2,511,451 and $103,093 in the first two quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Investing activities used cash of $1,220,154 and $4,563,810 in the first two quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively, from investments acquired net of investments sold, matured or repaid. Bonds and trading securities represented a majority of the investing activities of Acap during the two years.
Acap Corporation has $2,176,366 of outstanding debt at June 30, 2011. Acap Corporation is dependent on dividends from its subsidiary to retire this debt. It is anticipated the subsidiary will declare dividends in future periods to help retire the outstanding debt. See Note 4 of the notes to financial statements for a more complete description of this debt.
Management believes cash balances maintained at June 30, 2011 are more than sufficient to meet Acap's short-term liquidity needs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Acap has no off-balance sheet transactions that could affect the liquidity or the availability of or requirements for capital resources.
Reinsurance
Reinsurance plays significant roles in Acap's operations. One role of reinsurance is to limit Acap’s exposure to loss on any single insured by reinsuring that portion of risk in excess of $50,000 on the life of any individual. Another role of reinsurance has historically been to facilitate acquisitions made by Acap. The reinsurers under such reinsurance agreements receive all the profits (or losses) related to the reinsured blocks of business and pay Acap a reinsurance expense allowance for administering the reinsured policies. Depending on the particular reinsurance agreement, once the profits under each agreement (calculated pursuant to a formula contained in
each agreement) reach a specified level (generally, the amount of the difference between the ceded liabilities and ceded assets at the inception of the agreement, all on the basis of SAP accounting), either the subject insurance subsidiary is entitled to receive a specified percentage of any profits that develop related to the reinsured policies from that point forward, or has the option (but not the obligation) to recapture the reinsured policies (thus receiving future profits or losses, as the case may be, that develop related to the policies that are the subject of the agreement).
In accounting for reinsurance, Acap reports (based on GAAP) reserve and claim liabilities related to reinsured blocks of business as liabilities on Acap’s balance sheet with an offsetting reinsurance receivable reported as an asset on Acap’s balance sheet. At June 30, 2011, reinsurance receivables with a carrying value of approximately $35 million were recoverable from a single reinsurer, Canada Life Assurance Company ("Canada Life"). At December 31, 2010, Canada Life had consolidated assets in excess of $94 billion and shareholders' equity of approximately $8 billion. Canada Life is rated "Superior" by A.M. Best Company, an insurance company rating
organization. A treaty with Canada Life provides that Acap is entitled to the profits (calculated pursuant to a formula contained in the treaty) beginning when the accumulated profits under the treaty reach a specified level. As of June 30, 2011, there remains $437,572 in profits to be generated. Should future experience under the treaty match the experience of recent years, which cannot reliably be predicted to occur, the accumulated profits would reach the specified level towards late 2012. However, regarding the uncertainty as to when the specified level may be reached, it should be noted that the experience has been erratic from year to year and the number of policies in force that are covered by the treaty diminishes each year.
With regard to the policies not subject to the above-described reinsurance agreement with Canada Life, the purpose of reinsurance is to limit Acap's exposure to loss on any single insured. Acap reinsures the portion of risks in excess of a maximum of $50,000 on the life of any individual through various reinsurance contracts, primarily of the coinsurance and yearly renewable term type.
While Acap expects that all amounts ceded to reinsurers will ultimately be collected, Acap remains primarily liable to its contract holders with respect to any reinsurance ceded, and would bear any loss if such reinsurers were to default on their obligations under the applicable reinsurance treaties. Acap evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk to minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies. Other than its exposure to Canada Life as discussed above, management does not believe Acap has significant concentrations of credit risk related to reinsurance, or otherwise.
Critical Accounting Standards
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In making such estimates, management follows accounting policies established by Acap. Management believes the accounting policies that are most critical to Acap’s financial statements, and that are subject to the most
judgment, are those related to other-than-temporary impairments, reinsurance, deferred acquisition costs, recognition of premium revenue and related expenses, the liability for future policy benefits and contract claims, and income taxes.
Management monitors the investment securities for declines in value that may be considered other-than-temporary on a monthly basis. Judgment is required to determine the existence and extent of other-than-temporary impairment, including assessment of economic outlook, industry factors, analyst expectations and the underlying collateral, if any. Identified other-than-temporary impairments are accounted for in the consolidated statements of operations in net realized investment gains/losses.
Deferred acquisition costs are the costs of policies acquired through the purchase of insurance companies and represent the actuarially determined present value of projected future profits from policies in force at the purchase date.
For traditional insurance contracts, premiums are recognized as revenue when earned. Benefits and expenses are associated with earned premiums so as to result in their recognition over the premium-paying period of the contracts. Such recognition is accomplished by means of the provision for future policy benefits and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.
For investment contracts without mortality risk (such as deferred annuities), net premium collections and benefit payments are recorded as increases or decreases to a liability account rather than as revenue and expense. Surrender penalties are recorded as revenues. Interest credited to the liability account is charged to expense.
Reserves for traditional contracts are calculated using the net level premium method and assumptions as to investment yields, mortality, withdrawals, and dividends. The assumptions are based on past and expected experience and include provisions for possible unfavorable deviation. These assumptions are made at the time the contract is issued or, for contracts acquired by purchase, at the purchase date. Interest assumptions used to compute reserves ranged from 2% to 6% at June 30, 2011.
The liability for contract claims represents the liability for claims reported in excess of the related policy benefit reserve plus an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. Management believes that Acap's reserves have been appropriately calculated based on available information as of June 30, 2011; however, it is possible that the ultimate liability may vary significantly from these estimated amounts.
Acap accounts for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 740-10), that requires that a deferred tax liability be recognized for all taxable temporary differences and a deferred tax asset be recognized for an enterprise's deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. A deferred tax asset or liability is measured using the marginal tax rate expected to apply to the last dollars of taxable income in future years. The effects of enacted changes in tax laws or rates are recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. Acap’s subsidiary receives a small-life insurance company deduction that reduces its
income tax expense. The income tax benefit is dependent upon the amount of taxable income in any given year.
Acap accounts for reinsurance in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 944-40). In accounting for reinsurance, Acap has reported ceded reserve credits and reinsurance claim credits as reinsurance receivables. The cost of reinsurance related to long-duration contracts is accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying policies.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (which we refer to as the pro forma financial statements) have been primarily derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of UTG and Acap incorporated by reference into this document.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations (which we refer to as the pro forma statements of operations) for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and for the year ended December 31, 2010, give effect to the merger as if it were completed on January 1, 2010. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheet (which we refer to as the pro forma balance sheet) as of June 30, 2011, gives effect to the merger as if it were completed on June 30, 2011.
The merger agreement provides that each outstanding share of Acap common stock (other than shares owned by Acap or UTG which will be cancelled) will be converted into the right to receive 233 shares of UTG common stock .
The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the pro forma financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are: (1) directly attributable to the merger; (2) factually supportable; and (3) with respect to the statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results of UTG and Acap. As such, the impact from merger related expenses is not included in the accompanying pro forma statements of operations.
The pro forma financial statements do not reflect any cost savings (or associated costs to achieve such savings) from operating efficiencies or synergies that could result from the merger. Further, the pro forma financial statements do not reflect the effect of any regulatory actions that may impact the pro forma financial statements when the merger is completed. In addition, the pro forma financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company.
United States generally accepted accounting principles require that one party to the merger be identified as the acquirer. In accordance with these standards, the merger of UTG and Acap will be accounted for as an acquisition of Acap common stock by UTG and will follow the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The purchase price for the pro forma financial statements is based on the per share value of UTG common stock as determined by an appraisal by Lewis & Ellis, Inc. of $19.69 per share and the exchange of Acap’s outstanding shares of common stock for the right to receive 233 shares of UTG common stock.
Assumptions and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes, which should be read in connection with the pro forma financial statements.
The pro forma financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of results of operations and financial position that would have been achieved had the pro forma events taken place on the dates indicated, or the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the combined company.
Since Acap is currently majority owned by UTG, the UTG consolidated financial statements already include on a consolidated basis, the financial statement information of Acap. Therefore, pro forma adjustments relate to the minority interest of Acap being acquired.
The following pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with:
|
the accompanying notes to the pro forma financial statements;
|
|
the separate historical consolidated financial statements of UTG as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in UTG’s Form 10-K and incorporated by reference into this document;
|
|
the separate historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of UTG as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2011, included in UTG’s Form 10-Q and incorporated by reference into this document;
|
|
the separate historical consolidated financial statements of Acap as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in this proxy statement/prospectus;
|
|
the separate historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Acap as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2011, included in this proxy statement/prospectus; and
|
|
the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this document.
|
UTG, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
As of June 30, 2011
|
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments
|
|
|
327,736,930
|
|
|
|
327,736,930
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
21,468,891
|
|
|
|
21,468,891
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate, at fair value
|
|
|
5,188,758
|
|
|
|
5,188,758
|
Accrued investment income
|
|
|
1,464,778
|
|
|
|
1,464,778
|
Reinsurance receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
Future policy benefits
|
|
|
65,556,229
|
|
|
|
65,556,229
|
Policy claims and other benefits
|
|
|
4,377,001
|
|
|
|
4,377,001
|
Cost of insurance acquired
|
|
|
13,461,773
|
|
|
|
13,461,773
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
|
522,612
|
|
|
|
522,612
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
1,603,513
|
|
|
|
1,603,513
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
|
300,040
|
|
|
|
300,040
|
Other assets
|
|
|
2,708,054
|
|
|
|
2,708,054
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
444,388,579
|
$
|
|
$
|
444,388,579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Policy liabilities and accruals:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future policyholder benefits
|
|
$
|
304,738,647
|
$
|
|
$
|
304,738,647
|
Policy claims and benefits payable
|
|
|
3,783,137
|
|
|
|
3,783,137
|
Other policyholder funds
|
|
|
726,472
|
|
|
|
726,472
|
Dividend and endowment accumulations
|
|
|
14,073,020
|
|
|
|
14,073,020
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
12,942,043
|
|
|
|
12,942,043
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
13,303,065
|
|
|
|
13,303,065
|
Trading securities, at market
|
|
|
13,315,284
|
|
|
|
13,315,284
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
9,689,728
|
|
|
|
9,689,728
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
372,571,396
|
|
|
|
372,571,396
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock - no par value, stated value $.001 per share, authorized 7,000,000 shares
|
|
|
3,810
|
2
|
180
|
|
3,990
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3,541,578
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
41,035,241
|
3
|
3,126,631
|
|
47,703,450
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
10,950,973
|
|
|
|
10,950,973
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
3,906,101
|
|
|
|
3,906,101
|
Total UTG shareholders' equity
|
|
|
55,896,125
|
|
6,668,389
|
|
62,564,514
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
15,921,058
|
1
|
(6,668,389)
|
|
9,252,669
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
|
71,817,183
|
|
|
|
71,817,183
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
444,388,579
|
$
|
|
$
|
444,388,579
|
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.
UTG, INC. AND ACAP CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
2011
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums and policy fees
|
$
|
7,402,014
|
$
|
|
$
|
7,402,014
|
Ceded Reinsurance premiums and policy fees
|
|
(1,830,973)
|
|
|
|
(1,830,973)
|
Net investment income
|
|
11,866,576
|
|
|
|
11,866,576
|
Other income
|
|
1,001,704
|
|
|
|
1,001,704
|
Revenues before realized gains (losses)
|
|
18,439,321
|
|
0
|
|
18,439,321
|
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other-than-temporary impairments
|
|
(262,067)
|
|
|
|
(262,067)
|
Other realized investment gains, net
|
|
1,921,508
|
|
|
|
1,921,508
|
Total realized investment gains (losses), net
|
|
1,659,441
|
|
0
|
|
1,659,441
|
Total revenues
|
|
20,098,762
|
|
0
|
|
20,098,762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and other expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life
|
|
9,775,949
|
|
|
|
9,775,949
|
Ceded Reinsurance benefits and claims
|
|
(1,510,834)
|
|
|
|
(1,510,834)
|
Annuity
|
|
523,541
|
|
|
|
523,541
|
Dividends to policyholders
|
|
291,785
|
|
|
|
291,785
|
Commissions and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
(431,829)
|
|
|
|
(431,829)
|
Amortization of cost of insurance acquired
|
|
615,508
|
|
|
|
615,508
|
Operating expenses
|
|
4,130,802
|
|
|
|
4,130,802
|
Interest expense
|
|
139,963
|
|
|
|
139,963
|
Total benefits and other expenses
|
|
13,534,885
|
|
0
|
|
13,534,885
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
6,563,877
|
|
0
|
|
6,563,877
|
Income tax expense
|
|
(1,383,711)
|
|
|
|
(1,383,711)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
5,180,166
|
|
0
|
|
5,180,166
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
(564,265)
|
1
|
380,199
|
|
(184,066)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to common shareholders'
|
$
|
4,615,901
|
$
|
380,199
|
$
|
4,996,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts attributable to common shareholders':
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per share
|
$
|
1.21
|
|
|
$
|
1.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per share
|
$
|
1.21
|
|
|
$
|
1.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
3,828,572
|
|
|
|
4,008,448
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
3,828,572
|
|
|
|
4,008,448
|
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.
UTG, INC. AND ACAP CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
|
UTG, Inc.
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Pro-Forma
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
2010
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums and policy fees
|
$
|
16,498,551
|
$
|
|
$
|
16,498,551
|
Ceded Reinsurance premiums and policy fees
|
|
(4,107,958)
|
|
|
|
(4,107,958)
|
Net investment income
|
|
24,858,837
|
|
|
|
24,858,837
|
Other income
|
|
1,834,465
|
|
|
|
1,834,465
|
Revenues before realized gains (losses)
|
|
39,083,895
|
|
0
|
|
39,083,895
|
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other-than-temporary impairments
|
|
(1,478,970)
|
|
|
|
(1,478,970)
|
Other realized investment gains, net
|
|
838,432
|
|
|
|
838,432
|
Total realized investment gains (losses), net
|
|
(640,538)
|
|
0
|
|
(640,538)
|
Total revenues
|
|
38,443,357
|
|
0
|
|
38,443,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and other expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life
|
|
23,833,379
|
|
|
|
23,833,379
|
Ceded Reinsurance benefits and claims
|
|
(6,424,865)
|
|
|
|
(6,424,865)
|
Annuity
|
|
976,755
|
|
|
|
976,755
|
Dividends to policyholders
|
|
561,713
|
|
|
|
561,713
|
Commissions and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
(824,850)
|
|
|
|
(824,850)
|
Amortization of cost of insurance acquired
|
|
1,324,731
|
|
|
|
1,324,731
|
Operating expenses
|
|
8,030,984
|
|
|
|
8,030,984
|
Interest expense
|
|
304,353
|
|
|
|
304,353
|
Total benefits and other expenses
|
|
27,782,200
|
|
0
|
|
27,782,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
10,661,157
|
|
0
|
|
10,661,157
|
Income tax expense
|
|
(2,278,245)
|
|
|
|
(2,278,245)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
8,382,912
|
|
0
|
|
8,382,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
(786,337)
|
1
|
423,573
|
|
(362,764)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to common shareholders'
|
$
|
7,596,575
|
$
|
423,573
|
$
|
8,020,148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts attributable to common shareholders':
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per share
|
$
|
1.97
|
|
|
$
|
1.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per share
|
$
|
1.97
|
|
|
$
|
1.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
3,848,079
|
|
|
|
4,027,955
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
3,848,079
|
|
|
|
4,027,955
|
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Basis of Pro Forma Presentation
The pro forma statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2010, give effect to the merger as if it were completed on January 1, 2010. The pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2011, gives effect to the merger as if it were completed on June 30, 2011.
The pro forma financial statements have been derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of UTG and Acap that are incorporated by reference into or included in this document. Assumptions and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in these notes, which should be read in conjunction with the pro forma financial statements.
The merger is reflected in the pro forma financial statements as an acquisition of Acap by UTG, based on the guidance provided by accounting standards for business combinations. Under these accounting standards, the total estimated purchase price is calculated as described in Note 2 to the pro forma financial statements, and the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed have been measured at estimated fair value. For the purpose of measuring the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, UTG has applied the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants as of the measurement date. The fair value measurements utilize estimates based on key assumptions of the merger, including historical and current market data.
Estimated transaction costs have been excluded from the pro forma statements of operations as they reflect non-recurring charges directly related to the merger.
The pro forma financial statements do not reflect any cost savings (or associated costs to achieve such savings) from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructuring that could result from the merger.
Note 2. Purchase Price
The merger agreement provides that each outstanding share of Acap common stock (other than shares owned by Acap or UTG, which will be cancelled) will be converted into the right to receive 233 shares of UTG common stock. The purchase price for the merger is estimated as follows (shares in thousands):
|
Acap minority shares outstanding as of June 30, 2011
|
772
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange ratio
|
233
|
|
|
|
|
UTG shares issued for Acap shares outstanding
|
179,876
|
|
|
|
|
Per share appraisal value of UTG common stock on December 31, 2010
|
$19.69
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price for common stock
|
$3,541,758
|
The purchase price was computed using Acap’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2011, adjusted for the exchange ratio. The purchase price reflects the appraisal value of UTG’s common stock to be issued in connection with the merger based on the appraisal prepared by Lewis & Ellis, Inc. as of December 31, 2010.
Note 3. Adjustments to Pro Forma Financial Statements
The pro forma adjustments included in the pro forma financial statements are as follows:
(a) UTG and Acap historical presentation. Based on the amounts reported in the consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets of UTG and Acap for the six months ended and as of June 30, 2011, and in the consolidated statements of operations of UTG and Acap for the year ended December 31, 2010, certain financial statement line items included in Acap’s historical presentation have been reclassified to conform to corresponding financial statement line items included in UTG’s historical presentation. These reclassifications have no material impact on the historical operating income, net income from continuing operations attributable
to controlling interests, total assets, liabilities or shareholders’ equity reported by UTG or Acap. The accompanying pro forma statements of operations exclude the results of discontinued operations.
Additionally, based on UTG’s review of Acap’s summary of significant accounting policies disclosed in Acap’s financial statements and preliminary discussions with Acap management, the nature and amount of any adjustments to the historical financial statements of Acap to conform its accounting policies to those of UTG are not expected to be material. Upon completion of the merger, further review of Acap’s accounting policies and financial statements may result in revisions to Acap’s policies and classifications to conform to UTG.
(b) Shares Outstanding. Reflects the issuance of 179,876 common shares of UTG using the exchange ratio of 233.
The pro forma weighted average number of basic shares outstanding is calculated by adding UTG’s weighted average number of basic shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and year ended December 31, 2010 , and the number of UTG shares expected to be issued to Acap shareholders as a result of the merger.
DESCRIPTION OF UTG CAPITAL STOCK
The following discussion is a summary of the terms of the capital stock of UTG and should be read in conjunction with "Comparison of Shareholder Rights" beginning on page 54. This summary is not meant to be complete and is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant provisions of Delaware law and UTG's organizational documents. You are urged to read those documents carefully. Copies of the UTG certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which we refer to as the UTG bylaws, are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, and will be sent to Acap
shareholders upon request. See "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 60.
The UTG certificate of incorporation provides that UTG may issue up to 7,150,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, and up to 150,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. As of July 31, 2011, 3,808,458 shares of UTG common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of UTG preferred stock were outstanding. UTG may issue additional shares of common stock from time to time in acquisitions and other transactions.
All outstanding shares of UTG common stock are, and the shares of UTG common stock to be issued in connection with the merger will be, duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable.
Description of UTG Common Stock
Subject to the preferential rights of any other shares of capital stock and to certain provisions of the UTG certificate of incorporation, holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive distributions if, as and when authorized and declared by the UTG board of directors out of assets legally available therefor and to share ratably in UTG's assets legally available for distribution to UTG shareholders in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of UTG after payment of, or adequate provision for, all of UTG's known debts and liabilities. UTG currently expects to continue to make quarterly distributions, and from time to time it may make additional distributions.
Holders of shares of UTG common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote. Holders of shares of UTG common stock have no conversion, sinking fund, redemption or preemptive rights to subscribe for any of UTG securities. Shares of UTG common stock have equal distribution, liquidation and other rights.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
UTG serves as the transfer agent and registrar for UTG common stock.
COMPARATIVE STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
UTG common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol “UTGN.OB.” Acap common stock is not traded on any established market.
The following table sets forth, on a per share basis for the periods indicated, the high and low sales price of shares of UTG common stock as reported on such market.
|
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
$
|
9.00
|
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
5.00
|
|
Third Quarter
|
|
9.01
|
|
|
6.05
|
|
Fourth Quarter
|
|
11.00
|
|
|
8.76
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
$
|
10.10
|
|
$
|
8.76
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Second Quarter
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10.00
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8.80
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Third Quarter
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9.75
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9.50
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Fourth Quarter
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10.40
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8.75
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2011
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First Quarter
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$
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10.75
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$
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9.00
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Second Quarter
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11.40
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10.75
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Third Quarter (to _______, 2011)
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There is currently no established trading market for Acap common stock. Acap common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “ACPC”.
The following table presents the closing sales prices of shares of UTG common stock and Acap common stock, as reported on the over-the-counter market for UTG and on the pink sheets for Acap, on (1) August 11, 2011, the last trading day for which market information is available prior to the public announcement of the execution of the merger agreement and (ii) ________, 2011, the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document. The table also presents the equivalent market value per share of shares of Acap common stock as of each such date, determined as described in the footnote accompanying the table.
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UTG Common Stock
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Acap Common Stock
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Acap Common Stock Equivalent Per Share (1)
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August 11, 2011
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$12.00
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(2)
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$2,796
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____________, 2011
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(2)
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(1)
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We calculated the equivalent per share date for Acap common stock by multiplying the closing market price of a share of UTG common stock on each of the dates indicated by 233, the merger exchange ratio.
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(2)
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No market price for Acap common stock was reported on such date.
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We encourage you to obtain current market quotations prior to making any decision with respect to the merger. The market prices of UTG common stock will fluctuate between the date of this document and the completion of the merger. UTG and Acap can give no assurance concerning the market price of UTG common stock or Acap common stock before or after the effective time of the merger.
UTG has not declared or paid any dividends on its common stock in the past two fiscal years, and has no current plans to pay dividends on its common stock.
Acap has not declared or paid any dividends on its common stock in the past two fiscal years, and has no current plans to pay dividends on its common stock.
COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
Upon completion of the merger, Acap shareholders will receive shares of common stock of UTG in exchange for their shares of Acap common stock.
The rights of UTG shareholders are, and the rights of shareholders of the combined company upon completion of the merger will be, governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law, which we refer to in this document as the DGCL, UTG’s certificate of incorporation and its bylaws.
The rights of Acap shareholders are governed by the DGCL, Acap’s certificate of incorporation and its bylaws, each as amended.
The following summarizes material differences between the rights of holders of Acap common stock and UTG common stock. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DGCL, UTG’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and Acap’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended. For a more complete understanding of the differences between being a shareholder of Acap and UTG, you should carefully read this entire document and the relevant provisions of the DGCL, UTG’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are incorporated by reference into this document, and Acap’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended.
Authorized Capital Stock
Acap’s certificate of incorporation provides that the total number of shares of capital stock which may be issued by Acap is 85,000, consisting of 5,000 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, and 80,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.10 par value per share. All outstanding shares of Acap common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. As of the close of business on July 31, 2011, 2,898 shares of Acap common stock were issued and outstanding.
UTG’s certificate of incorporation provides that the total number of shares of capital stock which may be issued by UTG is 7,150,000, consisting of 7,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 150,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. All outstanding shares of UTG common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. As of the close of business on July 31, 2011, 3,808,458 shares of UTG common stock were issued and outstanding.
Number of Directors
The DGCL provides that a corporation’s board of directors must consist of one or more individuals, with the number fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the bylaws, unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number, in which case a change in the number of directors may be made only by amendment of the certificate. The DGCL further provides that directors need not be shareholders of the corporation unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws so provide. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws may also prescribe other qualifications for directors.
The Acap bylaws provide that the number of directors will be such number as shall from time to time be elected by the shareholders. The number of directors may also be increased or decreased by the board of directors, provided that no decrease shall effect a shortening of the term of any incumbent director.
The UTG bylaws provide that the board of directors may from time to time designate the number of directors that constitute the whole board, which shall not be less than 6 nor more than 11.
Vacancies on the Board
The DGCL provides that, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
The Acap bylaws provide that newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the board will be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the board. The Acap bylaws provide that any director elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office to fill a vacancy on the board will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected and until their successor is elected.
The UTG bylaws provide that newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the board for any cause may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the board or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders. Any director elected to fill a vacancy on the board will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Removal of Directors
The DGCL provides that any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, except in certain circumstances.
Acap’s bylaws provide that any director may be removed with or without cause at any special meeting of shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the shareholders present and entitled to vote at such meeting.
UTG’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not modify these provisions of the DGCL.
Quorum for Meetings of Shareholders
The DGCL generally provides that a quorum for a shareholders meeting consists of a majority of shares entitled to vote present in person or represented by proxy at such meeting, unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide otherwise.
Neither Acap’s or UTG’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws modify these provisions of the DGCL.
Voting Rights and Required Vote Generally
The DGCL provides that unless otherwise provided in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such shareholder. The DGCL further provides that unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws otherwise provides, directors of a corporation are elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote in the election at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present. Except as otherwise required by the DGCL or by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, under the DGCL, all matters brought before a shareholders meeting (other than the
election of directors) require the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at that meeting at a shareholders meeting at which a quorum is present.
Acap’s bylaws provide that when a quorum is present at any meeting of shareholders, all matters are to be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, unless the vote of a greater number is required by the DGCL.
UTG’s bylaws provide that when a quorum is present at any meeting of shareholders, all matters are to be decided by the vote of a majority of the total number of votes represented and entitled to vote at such meeting, unless otherwise provided by law. The UTG bylaws provide that at each meeting of shareholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect.
Votes on Mergers and Certain Other Transactions
Under the DGCL, a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of a corporation’s assets must be approved by a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote. However, unless required by its certificate of incorporation, approval is not required by the holders of the outstanding stock of a constituent corporation surviving a merger if:
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the merger agreement does not amend in any respect its certificate of incorporation;
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each share of its stock outstanding prior to the merger will be an identical share of stock following the merger; and
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either no shares of the surviving corporation’s common stock and no shares, securities or obligations convertible into such stock will be issued or delivered pursuant to the merger, or the authorized unissued shares or treasury shares of the surviving corporation’s common stock to be issued or delivered pursuant to the merger plus those initially issuable upon conversion of any other shares, securities or obligations to be issued or delivered pursuant to the merger do not exceed 20% of the shares of the surviving corporation’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger.
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Shareholder approval is not required for either the acquired or, in most cases, the acquiring corporation in a merger if the corporation surviving the merger is at least the 90% parent of the acquired corporation. If the 90% parent is not the surviving corporation, however, the otherwise required vote of at least a majority of the parent’s outstanding stock entitled to vote is required to approve the merger. No vote of the holders of the subsidiary’s outstanding stock is required in these circumstances.
Neither the Acap certificate of incorporation and bylaws nor the UTG certificate of incorporation and bylaws modify these provisions of the DGCL.
Business Combination or Anti-takeover Statutes
Section 203 of the DGCL is Delaware’s business combination statute. Section 203 is designed to protect publicly-traded Delaware corporations, such as UTG, from hostile takeovers, by prohibiting a Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with a person beneficially owning 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock for three years following the time that person becomes a 15% beneficial owner, with certain exceptions. A corporation may elect not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. Neither UTG or Acap has opted out of the protections of Section 203 of the DGCL.
Shareholder Action by Written Consent
The DGCL provides that unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such shareholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
The Acap bylaws and the UTG bylaws allow for shareholder action by written consent if it is signed by all the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Special Meetings of Shareholders
The DGCL provides that special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the board of directors or by such persons as may be authorized by the certificate of incorporation or by the bylaws.
The Acap bylaws provide that except as otherwise required by the certificate of incorporation or applicable law, special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the chairman of the board of directors, the president or by any member of the board of directors or the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the shares having voting power at such meeting. Business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the purpose stated in the notice of such meeting.
The UTG bylaws provide that a special meeting of shareholders may be called for by the board of directors, or by the chairman of the board of directors or the chief executive officer of the corporation or by the holders of not less than one-fifth of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, for any purpose, as stated in the notice of such special meeting.
Amendments to Governing Documents
The DGCL provides that an amendment to a corporation’s certificate of incorporation requires that the board of directors adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and that the shareholders must approve the amendment by a majority of outstanding shares entitled to vote (and a majority of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote, if any).
The Acap certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not modify these provisions. The Acap certificate of incorporation also provides that the Acap board of directors may adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation. Any such bylaws adopted by the board of directors may be altered, amended or repealed by the board of directors or by the shareholders.
The UTG certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not modify these provisions. The UTG bylaws provide that the bylaws may be altered or repealed and new bylaws made by the board of directors but the shareholders may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any bylaws.
Indemnification
The DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents against liabilities and expenses incurred in proceedings if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful. The DGCL further provides that no indemnification is available in respect of a claim as to which the person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a court determines that in view of all the circumstances, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnity for such expenses that the court deems proper. Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation must indemnify its present or former directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred to the extent that the officer or director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought against him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation.
Acap’s bylaws provide that each person who may be serving or who has served as a director, officer, employee or agent of the company, or at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other entity, shall be indemnified by the company against any expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonable incurred by him in connection with any claim made against him, or any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative or whether by or in the right of the company, to which he may be made a party by reason of his being, or having been, such director,
officer, employee or agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law and public policy; provided, that unless ordered by a court or required pursuant to section (c) of Section 145 of the DGCL, as from time to time amended, any indemnification shall be made by the company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination, made in accordance with Section 145(c), that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper under the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 145 of the DGCL.
The UTG bylaws provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or becomes involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to
employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by UTG to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person
who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that UTG shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with the proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) is authorized by the board of directors. The right to indemnification conferred in the bylaws is a contract right and includes the right to be paid the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a current director or officer in his or her capacity as director or officer and not in any other capacity in
which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced that it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise. The bylaws further provide that UTG may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the board of directors, grant rights to indemnification, and to the advancement of expenses to any
employee or agent of the corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of the bylaws with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers.
UTG’s bylaws provide that the right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in the bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders, or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The bylaws further provide that UTG may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation will have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss, under the DGCL.
Limitation of Personal Liability of Directors
The DGCL provides that a corporation may include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating the liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of the director’s fiduciary duties, except liability for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation’s shareholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, under Section 174 of the DGCL (which deals generally with unlawful payments of dividends, stock repurchases and redemptions), and for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Acap certificate of incorporation provides that a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
The UTG certificate of incorporation provides that no director of UTG will be personally liable to UTG or its shareholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty in such capacity, except liability for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation’s shareholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, under Section 174 of the DGCL (which deals generally with unlawful payments of dividends, stock repurchases and redemptions), and for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this provision by the shareholders of UTG will not
adversely affect any right or protection of a director of UTG existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
Record Date for Determining Shareholders Entitled to Vote
As permitted under the DGCL, the Acap bylaws provide that the board of directors may fix a future date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose. Such record date may not be more than 60 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. If the board does not fix a record date, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders is the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is to be
held. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made, the bylaws provide that such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the board of directors fixes a new record date.
As permitted under the DGCL, the UTG bylaws provide that the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date may not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.
Notice of Shareholders Meetings
As permitted under the DGCL, UTG’s and Acap’s bylaws provide that the corporation must notify shareholders between 10 and 60 days before any annual or special meeting of the date, time and place of the meeting. A notice of a special meeting must state the purpose or purposes for which the special meeting is called.
Shareholder Inspection of Corporate Records
The DGCL provides any shareholder with the right to inspect the company’s stock ledger, shareholder lists and other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to the person’s interest as a shareholder. A complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting must be available for shareholder inspection at least 10 days before the meeting.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of UTG common stock to be issued in the merger will be passed upon by Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP. Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement will be passed upon by Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP.
The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedules incorporated by reference from UTG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been audited by Brown Smith Wallace LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial statement schedules have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Acap have been audited by Brown, Smith Wallace LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are included herein. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
UTG files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of this information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including UTG, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
UTG has filed with the SEC a registration statement to register the shares of UTG common stock to be issued to Acap shareholders in connection with the merger. This document forms a part of that registration statement and constitutes a prospectus of UTG, in addition to being a proxy statement of Acap for its special shareholder meeting. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about UTG common stock. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow UTG and Acap to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this document.
In addition, the SEC allows UTG to disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. This information is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information that is superseded by information included directly in this document.
This document incorporates by reference the documents listed below that UTG has previously filed with the SEC; provided, however, that we are not incorporating by reference, in each case, any documents, portions of documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules. They contain important information about UTG, its financial condition and other matters.
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UTG Filings (File No. 0-16867)
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Period
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Filed on March 30, 2011 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
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Filed on May 11, 2011 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and on August 11, 2011 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.
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Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
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Filed on May 9, 2011, in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the UTG 2011 annual meeting of shareholders.
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Current Reports on Form 8-K
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Filed on March 17, 2011, June 15, 2011 (other than documents or portions of those documents not deemed to be filed).
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Description of UTG common stock
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Contained in Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed January 14, 1998 (SEC File No. 333-44269), including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that description.
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This document also incorporates by reference all additional documents that may be filed by UTG with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of this document and the date of the Acap special meeting. These include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements (other than portions of those documents deemed to have been furnished and not filed).
Acap has supplied all information relating to Acap; UTG has supplied all information relating to UTG.
UTG and Acap shareholders can obtain any document incorporated by reference into this document from UTG without charge, excluding all exhibits, except that if UTG has specifically incorporated by reference an exhibit in this document, the exhibit will also be provided without charge by requesting them in writing or by telephone from UTG at the following address and telephone number:
Investor Relations
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(217) 241-6410
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this document. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this document. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to exchange or sell, or solicitations of offers to exchange or purchase, the securities offered by this document or the solicitation of proxies is unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. This document is dated _____________, 2011, and the information
contained in this document speaks only as of such date. You should not assume that the information contained in this document is accurate as of any date other than that date. Neither the mailing of this document to Acap shareholders nor the issuance of UTG common stock in the merger create any implication to the contrary.
ACAP CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Independent Auditor’s Report
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F-2
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010
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F-3
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
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F-4
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
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F-5
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
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F-6
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7
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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2011
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F-22
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
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F-23
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
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F-24
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited) for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
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F-25
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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F-26
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Independent Auditors’ Report
Board of Directors and Management
Acap Corporation and Subsidiaries
Springfield, Illinois
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Acap Corporation (the “Company”) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Acap Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis is not a required part of the basic consolidated financial statements of the Company and is considered supplementary information. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consist principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods and measurements and presentation of the supplementary information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
/s/ Brown Smith Wallace LLC
Brown Smith Wallace LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
May 26, 2011
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
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December 31,
2010
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ASSETS
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Investments:
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Fixed maturities available for sale (amortized cost of $33,161,267)
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$
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35,706,775
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Equity securities (cost of $1,412,187)
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1,409,244
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Trading securities (cost of $16,258,390)
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18,479,093
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Mortgage loans
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8,803,214
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Real estate
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3,283,442
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Policy loans
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3,134,626
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Total investments
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70,816,394
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Cash
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4,600,804
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Accrued investment income
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595,100
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Reinsurance receivables
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36,879,981
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Accounts receivable
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665,413
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Due from affiliates
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384,476
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Deferred acquisition costs
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112,732
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Goodwill
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778,044
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Other assets
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202,590
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Total assets
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$
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115,035,534
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LIABILITIES
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Policy Liabilities:
|
|
|
Future policy benefits
|
$
|
88,334,344
|
Contract claims
|
|
1,260,128
|
Total policy liabilities
|
|
89,594,472
|
Other Policyholders’ funds
|
|
1,248,425
|
Trading securities (proceeds of $3,994,104)
|
|
5,216,927
|
Net deferred tax liability
|
|
312,357
|
Federal income taxes payable
|
|
136,678
|
Other liabilities
|
|
2,138,307
|
Note payable
|
|
2,682,849
|
Deferred gain on reinsurance
|
|
506,206
|
Total liabilities
|
|
101,836,221
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
Common stock, par value $.10 per share, authorized 5,000 shares, issued 3,174 shares, and
outstanding 2,898 shares
|
|
318
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
4,829,222
|
Retained earnings
|
|
7,493,593
|
Treasury stock, at cost, 276 common shares
|
|
(317,033)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
1,193,213
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
13,199,313
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
115,035,534
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums and other considerations
|
$
|
1,942,119
|
$
|
3,461,293
|
Net investment income
|
|
6,335,192
|
|
2,877,670
|
Net realized investment gains (losses)
|
|
379,707
|
|
(1,834,401)
|
Gain on sale of subsidiary
|
|
0
|
|
1,895,441
|
Reinsurance expense allowance
|
|
704,039
|
|
(88,659)
|
Amortization of deferred gain
|
|
169,869
|
|
210,303
|
Other income
|
|
3,670
|
|
8,118
|
Total revenues
|
|
9,534,596
|
|
6,529,765
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Net policy benefits
|
|
2,131,758
|
|
2,637,745
|
Commissions and general expenses
|
|
3,639,356
|
|
3,618,124
|
Interest expense
|
|
66,111
|
|
89,629
|
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
|
|
15,293
|
|
86,265
|
Total benefits and expenses
|
|
5,852,518
|
|
6,431,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax expense
|
|
3,682,078
|
|
98,002
|
Federal income tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
486,678
|
|
111,357
|
Deferred
|
|
416,407
|
|
150,720
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
2,778,993
|
|
(164,075)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized investments holding gains arising during period, net of
Reclassification adjustment and taxes
|
|
902,948
|
|
1,301,744
|
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
3,681,941
|
$
|
1,137,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income (loss) per common share
|
$
|
958.93
|
$
|
(56.62)
|
Diluted income (loss) per common share
|
$
|
958.93
|
$
|
(56.62)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
318
|
$
|
318
|
Repurchase and cancellation of shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of year
|
|
318
|
|
318
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
4,829,222
|
Repurchase and cancellation of shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of year
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
4,350,942
|
|
4,515,017
|
Sale of subsidiary
|
|
363,658
|
|
0
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
2,778,993
|
|
(164,075)
|
Balance, end of year
|
|
7,493,593
|
|
4,350,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
(317,033)
|
Purchase of treasury shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of year
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
653,923
|
|
(647,821)
|
Sale of subsidiary
|
|
(363,658)
|
|
0
|
Change during year
|
|
902,948
|
|
1,301,744
|
Balance, end of year
|
|
1,193,213
|
|
653,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity
|
$
|
13,199,313
|
$
|
9,517,372
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,778,993
|
$
|
(164,075)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
|
|
15,293
|
|
86,265
|
Amortization of deferred gain on reinsurance
|
|
(169,869)
|
|
(210,303)
|
Premium and discount amortization
|
|
(1,451,398)
|
|
217,330
|
Net realized investment gains (losses)
|
|
(379,707)
|
|
1,834,401
|
Realized gain on sale of subsidiary
|
|
0
|
|
(1,895,441)
|
Trading securities realized and unrealized gains
|
|
(1,747,771)
|
|
(9,827)
|
Deferred federal income tax expense
|
|
416,407
|
|
150,720
|
Change in reinsurance receivables
|
|
1,675,072
|
|
1,646,660
|
Change in due from affiliates
|
|
(130,989)
|
|
508,785
|
Change in accrued investment income
|
|
35,409
|
|
(172,402)
|
Change in policy liabilities
|
|
(3,671,297)
|
|
(4,241,879)
|
Change in other assets and liabilities
|
|
1,255,309
|
|
(281,929)
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
(1,374,548)
|
|
(2,531,695)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments available for sale
|
|
9,160,177
|
|
23,826,748
|
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
|
|
166,668
|
|
6,378,858
|
Proceeds from sales of trading securities
|
|
73,624,481
|
|
3,121,901
|
Proceeds from principal repayments on mortgage loans
|
|
5,577,842
|
|
0
|
Proceeds from sales of real estate
|
|
158,086
|
|
0
|
Purchases of investments available for sale
|
|
(1,500,202)
|
|
(23,179,702)
|
Purchases of equity securities
|
|
(154,942)
|
|
(4,462,465)
|
Purchases of trading securities
|
|
(79,167,295)
|
|
(9,063,248)
|
Purchases of mortgage loans
|
|
(8,488,499)
|
|
(7,484,683)
|
Purchases of real estate
|
|
(160,547)
|
|
0
|
Net decrease in policy loans
|
|
196,520
|
|
153,066
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(587,711)
|
|
(10,709,525)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits on policy contracts
|
|
42,642
|
|
196,483
|
Withdrawals from policy contracts
|
|
(149,947)
|
|
(1,042,399)
|
Payment on note payable
|
|
(576,235)
|
|
0
|
Cash received from sale of subsidiary
|
|
0
|
|
6,365,169
|
Cash of subsidiary at date of sale
|
|
0
|
|
(6,186,015)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
(683,540)
|
|
(666,762)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash
|
|
(2,645,799)
|
|
(13,907,982)
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
|
7,246,603
|
|
21,154,585
|
Cash at end of year
|
$
|
4,600,804
|
$
|
7,246,603
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
ACAP CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A. Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations
The consolidated financial statements of Acap Corporation ("Acap" or "the Company") include its wholly-owned subsidiaries: American Capitol Insurance Company ("American Capitol") and Imperial Plan, Inc. ("Imperial Plan"). All significant inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
Acap is a life insurance holding company that focuses on the acquisition of existing life insurance policies, either through direct purchase or the acquisition of insurance companies. Acap's insurance operations are conducted through its wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries. Approximately 32% of the Company's direct collected premium comes from residents of Texas, with no other state generating no more than 10% of the Company's direct collected premium.
B. Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Such accounting principles differ from prescribed statutory reporting practices used by the insurance subsidiaries in reporting to state regulatory authorities (“SAP”). The more significant differences from SAP are: (a) acquisition costs related to acquiring new business are deferred and amortized over the expected lives of the policies rather than being charged to operations as incurred; (b) future policy benefits are based on estimates of mortality, interest, and withdrawals
generally representing the Company's experience, which may differ from those based on statutory mortality and interest requirements without consideration of withdrawals; (c) certain assets (principally software, agents' debit balances and certain other receivables) are reported as assets rather than being charged to retained earnings; (d) investments in fixed maturity securities that are classified as available for sale are recorded at fair value rather than at amortized cost; (e) for acquisitions accounted for as a purchase, the identified net assets of the acquired company are valued at their fair values and reviewed for impairment at least annually, whereas, for statutory purposes, this excess is not allowed and acquisitions are accounted for as equity investments; (f) there are no investment related reserves, while the statutory basis of accounting requires the
Asset Valuation Reserve and the Interest Maintenance Reserve; (g) assets and liabilities are reported gross of reinsurance, while the statutory basis of accounting requires assets and liabilities to be reported net of reinsurance; and (h) at the time of the initial ceding of a block of business, a deferred gain is set up and amortized over the life of the policies ceded, whereas, under the statutory basis of accounting, the decrease in surplus relief from reinsurance ceded agreements is amortized through net income with an offset in surplus netting to a zero effect on surplus.
Generally, the net assets of the Company's insurance subsidiary available for transfer to the parent company are limited to the amounts that the insurance subsidiary's statutory net assets exceed minimum statutory capital requirements; however, payment of the amounts as dividends may be subject to approval by regulatory authorities. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the amount of dividends available to the parent company from its subsidiary not limited by such restrictions was approximately $2,024,000 and $728,000, respectively.
The net income of the insurance subsidiary as determined using statutory accounting practices was $964,033 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The combined net income of the insurance subsidiaries as determined using statutory accounting practices, was $4,514,481 for the year ended December 31, 2009. The statutory stockholders’ equity of the insurance subsidiary amounted to $10,934,448 at December 31, 2010. The statutory stockholders' equity of the insurance subsidiary amounted to $9,781,305 at December 31, 2009. The total adjusted statutory stockholders' equity of the insurance subsidiary exceeds the Risk-Based Capital requirements.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
C. Investments
Investments are reported on the following bases:
All of the Company's debt securities are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 320-10) and are classified as available-for-sale securities. Accordingly, such securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
The retrospective method is used to calculate the amortization of premium and accretion of discount on the mortgage-backed securities.
Mortgage loans on real estate are stated at cost less any valuation allowance.
Policy loans are carried at their unpaid principal balances. Policy loans consist primarily of automatic borrowings against a policy's cash surrender value to pay policy premiums. Interest accrues at rates ranging from 5% to 10%.
Trading securities are stated at market with unrealized gains and losses credited or charged directly to income.
Preferred stock is stated at fair value, adjusted for other-than-temporary market value declines.
Common stocks are stated at market except for investments in stocks of uncombined subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has an interest of 20% or more are carried on an equity basis.
Declines in value considered other-than-temporary and other realized gains and losses, determined on the specific identification method, are accounted for in the consolidated statements of operations in net realized investment gains/losses.
D. Deferred Acquisition Costs
Deferred acquisition costs are the costs of policies acquired through the purchase of insurance companies and represent the actuarially determined present value of projected future profits from policies in force at the purchase date.
Deferred costs are amortized in relation to future anticipated premiums. The deferred costs are reviewed to determine that the unamortized portion of such costs does not exceed recoverable amounts. Management believes such amounts are recoverable.
The deferred acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, are summarized as follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
128,025
|
$
|
370,238
|
Amortized during the year
|
|
(15,293)
|
|
(86,265)
|
DAC of Company at date of sale
|
|
0
|
|
(155,948)
|
Balance, end of year
|
$
|
112,732
|
$
|
128,025
|
The amortization of deferred acquisition costs is expected to be approximately $9,000 over each of the next four years.
E. Goodwill
Beginning January 1, 2002, goodwill is no longer amortized, but instead is tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 350-20). The Company’s evaluation for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 determined there was no impairment.
|
F.
|
Recognition of Premium Revenue and Related Expenses, Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Contract Claims
|
For traditional insurance contracts, premiums are recognized as revenue when earned. Benefits and expenses are associated with earned premiums so as to result in their recognition over the premium-paying period of the contracts. Such recognition is accomplished by means of the provision for future policy benefits and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.
For investment contracts without mortality risk (such as deferred annuities), net premium collections and benefit payments are recorded as increases or decreases to a liability account rather than as revenue and expense. Surrender penalties are recorded as revenues. Interest credited to the liability account is charged to expense.
Reserves for traditional contracts are calculated using the net level premium method and assumptions as to investment yields, mortality, withdrawals, and dividends. The assumptions are based on past and expected experience and include provisions for possible unfavorable deviation. These assumptions are made at the time the contract is issued or, for contracts acquired by purchase, at the purchase date. Interest assumptions used to compute reserves ranged from 2% to 6% at December 31, 2010.
The liability for contract claims represents the liability for claims reported in excess of the related policy benefit reserve plus an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. Management believes that the Company's reserves have been appropriately calculated based on available information as of December 31, 2010; however, it is possible that the ultimate liability may vary significantly from these estimated amounts.
G. Earnings per Share
Earnings per common share for 2010 and 2009 were computed as follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,778,993
|
$
|
(164,075)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
2,898
|
|
2,898
|
|
Diluted
|
|
2,898
|
|
2,898
|
|
Net earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$
|
958.
|
.93 $
|
(56
|
.62) |
Diluted
|
$
|
958.
|
.93 $
|
(56.
|
.62) |
H. Participating Policies
Acap maintains both participating and nonparticipating life insurance policies. Participating business represented approximately 14% and 16% of the life insurance in force at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and 10% and 20% of premium income at December 31, 2010 and 2009. Dividends to participating policyholders are determined annually and are payable only upon declaration of the Board of Directors of the insurance subsidiary.
I. Federal Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 740-10) that requires that a deferred tax liability be recognized for all taxable temporary differences and a deferred tax asset be recognized for an enterprise's deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. A deferred tax asset or liability is measured using the marginal tax rate expected to apply to the last dollars of taxable income in future years. The effects of enacted changes in tax laws or rates are recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company’s subsidiary receives a small-life insurance company deduction that
reduces income tax expense. The income tax benefit is dependent upon the amount of taxable income in any given year.
J. Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash includes cash on hand, in demand accounts, in money market accounts, and in savings accounts.
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
L. Impairment of Long Lived Assets
The Company evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance of an asset may not be recoverable. The measurement of possible impairment is based on the ability to recover the balance of assets from expected future operating cash flows on an undiscounted basis. In the opinion of management, no such impairment existed at December 31, 2010.
M. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In January 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-01 Receivables (Topic 310) Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No 2010-10. The amendments in this Update temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in Update 2010-20 for public entities. The delay is intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and
the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-29 Business Combinations (Topic 805) Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations. The amendments in this Update specify that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The amendments in this Update also expand the supplemental pro forma disclosures under Topic 805 to include a description of the nature and amount of material,
nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The amendments in this Update are effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-29 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-28 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. The amendments in this Update modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative
factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance and examples in paragraph 350-20-35-30, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. For public entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-28 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In October 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-26 Consolidations (Topic 944) Financial Services-Insurance. The amendments in this Update specify that the following costs incurred in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts should be capitalized in accordance with the amendments in this Update: 1. Incremental direct costs of contract acquisition. Incremental direct costs are those costs that result directly from and are essential to the contract transaction(s) and would not have been incurred by the insurance entity had the contract transaction(s) not occurred. 2. Certain costs related directly to Underwriting, policy issuance and processing, medical
and inspection, and sales force contract selling performed by the insurer for the contract. The costs related directly to those activities include only the portion of an employee’s total compensation (excluding any compensation that is capitalized as incremental direct costs of contract acquisition) and payroll-related fringe benefits related directly to time spent performing those activities for actual acquired contracts and other costs related directly to those activities that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been acquired. All other acquisition-related costs—including costs incurred by the insurer for soliciting potential customers, market research, training, administration, unsuccessful acquisition or renewal efforts, and product development—should be charged to expense as incurred. Administrative costs, rent, depreciation, occupancy, equipment,
and all other general overhead costs are considered indirect costs and should be charged to expense as incurred. If the initial application of the amendments in this Update results in the capitalization of acquisition costs that had not been capitalized previously by an entity, the entity may elect not to capitalize those types of costs. The amendments in this Update do not affect the guidance in paragraphs 944-30-25-4 through 25-5, which prohibits the capitalization of certain costs incurred in obtaining universal life-type contracts. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively upon adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-26 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-20 Consolidations (Topic 310) Receivables. The main objective in developing this Update is to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables. This Update is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entity’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. Currently, a high threshold for recognition of credit impairments impedes timely recognition of losses. ASU 2010-20 is effective for annual reporting
periods ending on or after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No 2010-20 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855) Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, which amends disclosure requirements within Subtopic 855-10. An entity that is an SEC filer is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This change alleviates potential conflicts between Subtopic 855-10 and the SEC's requirements. ASU 2010-09 is effective upon issuance. The adoption of ASU 2010-09 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Measurements, which provides amendments to subtopic 820-10 that require separate disclosure of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and the presentation of separate information regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, ASU 2010-06 provides amendments to subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures about the level of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques. ASU 2010-06 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending
after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-06 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-02, Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary- a Scope Clarification, which addresses the accounting for non-controlling interests and changes in ownership interests of a subsidiary. ASU 2010-02 is effective for the interim or annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and must be applied retrospectively to interim or annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of ASU 2010-02 did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB replaced the guidance in the Investments – Debt and Equity Securities Topic of the FASB ASC related to OTTI. Under this new accounting guidance, an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) loss must be separated into the amount representing the decrease in cash flows expected to be collected, or “credit loss”, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, or “noncredit loss”, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. In addition, the requirement for management to assert that it has the intent and ability to hold an impaired security until recovery was replaced by the requirement for
management to assert if it either has the intent to sell the debt security or if it is more likely than not the entity will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.
2. Investments
A. Investment Securities
The amortized cost and fair values of investments in securities as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:
|
|
Original or Amortized Cost
|
|
Gross Unrealized Gains
|
|
Gross Unrealized Losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
Fixed Maturities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government securities
|
$
|
11,620,002
|
$
|
967,552
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
12,587,554
|
Asset and mortgage backed securities
|
|
2,252,377
|
|
136,378
|
|
(6,677)
|
|
2,382,078
|
Corporate bonds
|
|
19,288,888
|
|
1,545,368
|
|
(97,113)
|
|
20,737,143
|
|
|
33,161,267
|
|
2,649,298
|
|
(103,790)
|
|
35,706,775
|
Equity Securities
|
|
1,409,244
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1,409,244
|
Total
|
$
|
34,570,511
|
$
|
2,649,298
|
$
|
(103,790)
|
$
|
37,116,019
|
At December 31, 2010, the Company held 7 fixed maturities with a total book value of $24,423,027 and no equity securities that exceeded 10% of stockholder’s equity.
A. Investment Securities (Continued)
The fair value of investments with sustained gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2010 are as follows:
2010
|
|
Less than 12 Months
|
|
12 Months or Longer
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
Asset and mortgage backed securities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
104,033
|
$
|
(6,677)
|
$
|
104,033
|
$
|
(6,677)
|
Corporate bonds
|
|
1,924,254
|
|
(97,113)
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1,924,254
|
|
(97,113)
|
Total fixed maturity
|
$
|
1,924,254
|
$
|
(97,113)
|
$
|
104,033
|
$
|
(6,677)
|
$
|
2,028,287
|
$
|
(103,790)
|
The unrealized losses of fixed maturity investments were primarily due to financial market participants perception of increased risks associated with the current market environment, resulting in higher interest rates. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the par value of the investment. The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio for factors that may indicate that a decline in fair value of an investment is other than temporary. Based on an evaluation of the issues, including, but not limited to, intentions to sell or ability to hold the fixed maturity and equity securities with unrealized
losses for a period of time sufficient for them to recover; the length of time and amount of the unrealized loss; and the credit ratings of the issuers of the investments, the Company does not consider these investments, with the exception of Investors Heritage Capital Corp that was written down to $403,174, to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2010. During 2010, other-than-temporary impairments of Amen Properties and SFF Royalty were recognized resulting in a realized loss of $2,942 and $13,019, respectively.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2010 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
|
|
Amortized Cost
|
|
Fair Value
|
Maturing in one year or less
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Maturing after one year through five years
|
|
12,204,974
|
|
12,918,925
|
Maturing after five years through ten years
|
|
11,520,913
|
|
12,868,408
|
Maturing after ten years
|
|
9,435,380
|
|
9,919,442
|
|
$
|
33,161,267
|
$
|
35,706,775
|
By insurance statute, the majority of the Company's investment portfolio is invested in investment grade securities to provide ample protection for policyholders.
Below investment grade debt securities generally provide higher yields and involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities because their issuers typically are more highly leveraged and more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions than investment grade issuers. In addition, the trading market for these securities is usually more limited than for investment grade debt securities. Debt securities classified as below-investment grade are those that receive a Standard & Poor's rating of BB or below.
The Company holds three fixed maturities with a par value of $901,186 that are below investment grade at December 31, 2010. These securities were downgraded after purchase.
B. Mortgage Loans
The Company holds $8,803,214 in mortgage loans, which represents approximately 8% of the total assets.
A substantial amount of the Company’s 2010 earnings are directly related to strong results in investment income. The majority of the increase in investment income is from the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio. Approximately 44%, or $3,256,000, of gross investment income is attributable to the mortgage loan portfolio, including $1,562,000 in discount accruals. Should any of the factors change, such as the ability to acquire additional loans at such a large discount due to increased competition or insufficient supply, the ability of borrowers to settle loans mainly through refinancing, another decline in the overall economy, and other such factors, the performance of this
type of investment could abruptly end, directly affecting future net income. While management believes the current portfolio would remain profitable in another downturn, with no source of new acquisitions of discounted loans, the future profit stream from this activity would be limited. Alternatively, should the Company need to look at fixed maturities for additional investment if discounted loans were no longer a viable option, the rate of return would be significantly lower given the low interest rate environment also resulting in substantially lower income.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company began purchasing discounted commercial mortgage loans. Management has extensive background and experience in the analysis and valuation of commercial real estate and believes there are significant opportunities currently available in the discounted mortgage loan arena. Experienced personnel of FSNB have also been utilized in the analysis phase. This experience dates back to discounted loans during the Resolution Trust days where such loans were being sold from defunct savings and loans in the early 1990’s. The discounted loans are available through the FDIC sale of assets of closed banks and from banks wanting to
reduce their loan portfolios. The loans are available on a loan by loan bid process. Prior to placing a bid, each loan is reviewed to determine interest level utilizing such information as type of collateral, location of collateral, interest rate, current loan status and available cashflows or other sources of repayment. Once it is determined interest in the loan remains, the collateral is physically inspected. Following physical inspection, if interest still remains, a bid price is determined and a bid is submitted. Once a loan has been acquired, contact is made with the appropriate individuals to begin a dialog with a goal of determining the borrower’s willingness to work together. There are generally three paths a discounted loan will take: the borrowers pay as required; a settlement is reached with
the loan being paid off at a discounted value; or the loan is foreclosed.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company had acquired $34,782,546 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,499,114, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 21.6%. During 2009, the Company recorded no income from this loan activity. During 2010, the Company acquired an additional $24,333,882 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,856,855, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 32.3%. Additionally, during 2010, the Company settled, sold or had paid off discounted mortgage loans totaling $5,548,383. During 2010, the Company recorded approximately $3,248,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan
activity, including $1,562,038 in discount accruals. The Company is currently projecting a very positive return from on-going mortgage loan payments from the discounted commercial mortgage loan portfolio.
While management believes the discounted loans will continue to have favorable earnings and outcomes as they are worked through, there can be no assurance this will remain true in future periods. Changes in the current economy such as an even greater downturn than recently experienced could have a negative impact on the loans, including the financial stability of the borrowers, the borrowers’ ability to pay or to refinance, the value of the property held as collateral and the ability to find purchasers at favorable prices. As such, management has taken a conservative approach with these investments and has classified all discounted mortgage loans held as non-accrual. In such status, the
Company is recording interest income on a cash basis and is recording any accrual of discount on the loans held when realized. Discount accruals reported during 2010 were the result of the loan basis already being fully paid.
The following table summarizes delinquent mortgage loan holdings of the Company.
Category |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In good standing
|
$
|
2,263,251
|
$
|
568,105
|
|
Overdue interest over 90 days
|
|
4,510,031
|
|
6,919,760
|
|
Restructured
|
|
1,019,604
|
|
0
|
|
In process of foreclosure
|
|
938,392
|
|
0
|
|
Total discounted mortgage loans
|
$
|
8,731,278
|
$
|
7,487,865
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total foreclosed discounted mortgage loans
|
$
|
3,229,031
|
$
|
0
|
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s discounted mortgage loan portfolio contained 52 loans with a carrying value of $8,731,278. The loans’ payment performance during the past year is shown as follows:
Payment Frequency
|
|
Number of Loans
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
No payments received
|
|
23
|
$
|
1,975,766
|
One-time payment received
|
|
7
|
|
234,871
|
Irregular payments received
|
|
8
|
|
4,007,582
|
Regular payments received
|
|
14
|
|
2,513,059
|
Total
|
|
52
|
$
|
8,731,278
|
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without penalties.
Maturing in one year or less
|
$
|
5,708,055
|
Maturing after one year through five years
|
|
753,365
|
Maturing after five years through ten years
|
|
2,003,050
|
Maturing after ten years
|
|
338,744
|
|
$
|
8,803,214
|
The distribution of carrying values of residential and commercial mortgage loans by geographic distribution at December 31, 2010 follows:
Arizona
|
$
|
1,154,000
|
Colorado
|
|
194,935
|
Florida
|
|
1,704,113
|
Georgia
|
|
1,824,076
|
Idaho
|
|
263,280
|
Kentucky
|
|
29,471
|
Michigan
|
|
58,761
|
Nevada
|
|
1,757,614
|
Ohio
|
|
1,679,571
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
94,928
|
Tennessee
|
|
42,465
|
|
$
|
8,803,214
|
C. Net Investment Income
A summary of net investment income follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Interest on fixed maturities
|
$
|
1,850,925
|
$
|
3,034,265
|
Dividends on equity securities
|
|
49,708
|
|
73,653
|
Trading securities income
|
|
2,171,057
|
|
9,827
|
Interest on mortgage loans
|
|
3,255,799
|
|
4,584
|
Interest on policy loans
|
|
60,366
|
|
40,618
|
Interest on cash and short-term investments
|
|
1,956
|
|
27,231
|
|
|
7,389,811
|
|
3,190,178
|
Investment expense
|
|
(1,054,619)
|
|
(312,508)
|
|
$
|
6,335,192
|
$
|
2,877,670
|
D. Trading Securities
Securities designated as trading securities are reported at fair value, with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized in other income on the consolidated statements of operations. Trading securities include exchange traded equities and exchange traded equity options. The fair value of trading securities included in assets was $18,479,093 and $8,052,234 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The fair value of trading securities included in liabilities was $(5,216,927) and $(2,072,695) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Trading securities’ unrealized gains were $1,347,737 and $242,787 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. Unrealized losses due to trading securities were $(657,157) and $(230,820) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Trading securities carried as liabilities are securities sold short. A gain, limited to the price at which the security was sold short, or a loss, potentially unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale. Realized gains (losses) from trading securities were $1,480,477 and $(2,140) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Trading securities are classified in cash flows from operating activities. Trading revenue charged to net income from trading securities was:
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
Type of Instrument
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
|
Equity
|
$ 2,171,057
|
|
$ 9,827
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Company held derivative instruments in the form of exchange-traded equity options. The Company currently does not designate derivatives as hedging instruments. Exchange traded equity options are combined with exchange traded equity securities in the Company’s trading portfolio, with the primary objective of generating a fair return while reducing risk. These derivatives are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other income. The fair value of derivatives included in trading security assets and trading security liabilities as of December 31, 2010 was $150,215 and $4,218,290, respectively. Unrealized gains included in
trading security assets due to derivatives were $612,807 as of December 31, 2010. Unrealized losses included in trading security liabilities due to derivatives were $(657,157) as of December 31, 2010.
E. Other Investment Disclosures
Bonds with a fair value of $3,321,933 and $3,344,239 were on deposit with various regulatory authorities at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
3. Fair Values
Fair value SFAS 157 (ASC 820, “Fair Value measurements and disclosures”) established a hierarchical disclosure framework based on the priority of the inputs to the respective valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). An asset or liability’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. ASC 820 defines the input levels as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. U.S. treasuries are in Level 1 and valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access. Equity securities that are actively traded and exchange listed in the U.S. are also included in Level 1. Equity security valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access.
Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities other than quoted prices in Level 1; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets consist of fixed income investments valued based on quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and investments carried as equity securities that do not have an actively traded market that are valued based on
their audited GAAP book value.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. The Company does not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.
The following table presents the level within the hierarchy at which the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities are measured on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010:
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed Maturities, available for sale
|
$
|
503,331
|
$
|
35,203,444
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
35,706,775
|
Equity Securities, available for sale
|
|
0
|
|
1,409,244
|
|
0
|
|
1,409,244
|
Trading Securities
|
|
18,479,093
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18,479,093
|
Total Financial Assets
Carried at Fair Value
|
$
|
18,982,424
|
$
|
36,612,688
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
55,595,112
|
Liabilities
|
|
5,216,927
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
5,216,927
|
Trading Securities
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
The financial statements include various estimated fair value information at December 31, 2010 and 2009, as required by ASC 820. Such information, which pertains to the Company's financial instruments, is based on the requirements set forth in that guidance and does not purport to represent the aggregate net fair value of the Company.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 2010 follows:
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
$
|
35,706,775
|
$
|
35,706,775
|
Mortgage loans on real estate
|
|
8,803,214
|
|
8,803,214
|
Equities
|
|
1,409,244
|
|
1,409,244
|
Trading securities
|
|
18,479,093
|
|
18,479,093
|
Policy loans
|
|
3,134,626
|
|
3,134,626
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Note payable
|
|
2,682,849
|
|
2,682,849
|
Trading securities
|
|
5,216,927
|
|
5,216,927
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated market values of publicly-traded fixed maturity securities are as reported by an independent pricing service. Estimated market values of fixed maturity securities not actively traded in a liquid market are estimated using a third-party pricing system, which uses a matrix calculation assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury bonds.
The Company has been purchasing non-performing loans at a deep discount through an auction process led by the federal government. In general, the discounted loans are non-performing and there is a significant amount of uncertainty surrounding the timing and amount of cash flows to be received by the Company. Accordingly, the Company records its investment in the discounted loans at its original purchase price. Management has determined the fair value to be too difficult to calculate but believes it approximates the carrying value of these investments. Management works the loans with the borrower to reach a settlement on the loan or they foreclose on the underlying
collateral which is primarily commercial real estate. For cash payments received during the work out process, the Company records these payments to interest income on a cash basis. For loan settlements reached, the Company records the amount in excess of the carrying amount of the loan as a discount accretion to investment income at the closing date. Management reviews the discount loan portfolio regularly for impairment. If an impairment is identified (after consideration of the underlying collateral), the Company records an impairment to earnings in the period the information becomes known.
Fair values of common stocks are estimated based on quoted market prices.
Securities designated as trading securities are reported at fair value, with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Trading securities include exchange traded equities and exchange traded equity options.
Policy loans have no stated maturity dates and are a part of the related insurance contracts. Accordingly, it is not practicable for the Company to estimate a fair value for them.
In that the note payable is a floating rate instrument, the principal balance is a reasonable estimate of the note's fair value.
4. Note Payable
As part of the acquisition on December 8, 2006, Acap borrowed $ 3,357,000 from UTG, Inc. Acap used the proceeds for the repayment of existing debt with an unaffiliated financial institution and to retire all of its outstanding preferred stock. The promissory note carries a variable rate of interest based on the 3 month LIBOR rate plus 180 basis points. The initial rate was 7.15%. In December 2008, the note was amended to change the principal and interest payment requirements. All accrued interest payable through December 31, 2008 was capitalized to the principal on the note. Interest is due and payable annually on December 31 of each year with
the first interest payment due December 31, 2010. The first year interest payment was deferred. Principal comes due upon maturity of the note on December 7, 2012. The other terms and conditions of the note remained unchanged. During 2010, a principal payment for $576,235 was made on the note. As of December 31, 2010, the balance of the loan is $2,682,849.
The consolidated scheduled principal reductions on the notes payable for the next five years are as follows:
Year
|
|
Amount
|
2011
|
$
|
0
|
2012
|
|
2,682,849
|
2013
|
|
0
|
2014
|
|
0
|
2015
|
|
0
|
5. Commitments and Contingencies
A. Reinsurance
The Company accounts for reinsurance in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 944-40). In accounting for reinsurance, the Company has reported ceded reserve credits and reinsurance claim credits as reinsurance receivables. The cost of reinsurance related to long-duration contracts is accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying policies.
At December 31, 1992, AC entered into a reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company (“the Canada Life agreement”) that fully reinsured virtually all of its traditional life insurance policies. The reinsurer’s obligations under the Canada Life agreement were secured by assets withheld by AC representing policy loans and deferred and uncollected premiums related to the reinsured policies. AC continues to administer the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer. At December 31, 2010, the Canada Life agreement has insurance in-force of approximately $57,337,000, with reserves being held on that amount of
approximately $35,510,000.
During 1997, AC acquired 100% of the policies in force of World Service Life Insurance Company through a combination of assumption reinsurance and coinsurance. While 91.42% of the acquired policies are coinsured under the Canada Life agreement,
AC did not coinsure the balance of the policies. AC retains the administration of the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer. Canada Life currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M. Best.
During 1998, AC closed a coinsurance transaction with Universal Life Insurance Company (“Universal”). Pursuant to the coinsurance agreement, AC coinsured 100% of the individual life insurance policies of Universal in force at January 1, 1998.
The treaty with Canada Life provides that AC is entitled to the profits (calculated pursuant to a formula contained in the treaty) beginning when the accumulated profits under the treaty reach a specified level. As of December 31, 2010, there remains $634,467 in profits to be generated before AC is entitled to the profits. Should future experience under the treaty match the experience of recent years, which cannot reliably be predicted to occur, the accumulated profits would reach the specified level in late 2012. However, regarding the uncertainty as to when the specified level may be reached, it should be noted that the experience has been erratic from year to year and the
number of policies in force that are covered by the treaty diminishes each year.
The Company does not have any short-duration reinsurance contracts. The effect of the Company's long-duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned in 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Direct premiums
|
$
|
2,913,980
|
$
|
4,254,017
|
Reinsurance assumed
|
|
0
|
|
131,643
|
Reinsurance ceded
|
|
(971,861)
|
|
(924,367)
|
Net premiums
|
$
|
1,942,119
|
$
|
3,461,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct policy benefits
|
$
|
4,380,205
|
$
|
4,739,181
|
Reinsurance assumed
|
|
0
|
|
167,209
|
Reinsurance ceded
|
|
(2,248,447)
|
|
(2,268,645)
|
Net policy benefits
|
$
|
2,131,758
|
$
|
2,637,745
|
B. Concentrations
The Company maintains cash balances in financial institutions that at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company maintains its primary operating cash accounts with First Southern National Bank, an affiliate of the largest shareholder of ACAP, Mr. Jesse T. Correll, the Company’s CEO and Chairman. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are on deposit with various domestic financial institutions. At times, bank deposits may be in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Because the Company serves primarily individuals located in Texas, the ability of our customers to pay their insurance premiums is impacted by the economic conditions in this area. As of December 31, 2010, approximately 32% of our total direct premium was collected from Texas. Thus, results of operations are heavily dependent upon the strength of this economy.
C. Contingent Liability
In the normal course of business, the Company is involved from time to time in various legal actions and other state and federal proceedings. As part of the Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company sale, the Company remains contingently liable for certain costs pending the outcome of an ongoing race-based audit on Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company by the Texas Department of Insurance. Under the agreement, the Company is responsible for 100% of the first $50,000 of costs, 90% of the next $50,000, 75% of the third $50,000 and 50% of costs above $150,000. Management has conservatively estimated the Company’s exposure and other costs at $50,000 based on information provided to
date from the examination team and has established a contingent liability in its financial statements of this amount.
D. Litigation
The Company is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of operations. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate disposition of any pending litigation or threatened litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
6. Supplemental Information Regarding Cash Flows
Cash payments for interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $31,510 and $0, respectively. Net cash payments of $0 and $0 for federal income taxes were made during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
7. Federal Income Taxes
The valuation allowance against deferred taxes is a sensitive accounting estimate. The Company follows the guidance of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes the liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Under the liability method, companies establish a deferred tax liability or asset for the future tax effects of temporary differences between book and tax basis of assets and liabilities.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Interpretation No. 48, (ASC 740-10) "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("Interpretation 48"), which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The recognition threshold is based on a determination of whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. Only tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date may be
recognized or continue to be recognized. Management believes the Company has no material uncertain income tax provisions at December 31, 2010 or 2009.
The Company’s Federal income tax returns are periodically audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). There is no examination ongoing currently, nor is management aware of any pending examination by the IRS. The statutes of limitation for the assessments of additional tax are closed for all tax years prior to 2007. Management believes that adequate provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements for any potential assessments that may result from future tax examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax years.
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, the Company had gross deferred tax assets of $515,049 and $607,583 net of valuation allowances of $1,020,281 and $1,044,375, and gross deferred tax liabilities of $827,406 and $154,436, resulting from temporary differences primarily related to the life insurance subsidiaries. The Company established a deferred tax asset of $1,020,281 and $1,044,375 in 2010 and 2009 respectively relating to the operating loss carry forwards, capital loss carryforwards and AMT credit carryforwards. In 2010 and 2009 the Company established an offsetting allowance of $1,020,281 and $1,044,375 respectively. The allowance was established as a result
of uncertainty in the Company’s ability to utilize the loss carryforwards and credits which is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the carryforward. The Company has not experienced any reductions of deferred tax assets due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitations. The 2008 net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards of ACAP consolidated were utilized in their entirety with the sale of TI.
The Company classifies interest and penalties on underpayment of income taxes as income tax expense. No interest or penalties were included in the reported income taxes for the years presented. Tax years 2006 to current remain subject to examination. The Company has no agreements of extension of the review period currently in effect. The Company is not aware of any potential or proposed changes to any of its tax filings.
The companies of the group file a consolidated life/non-life federal income tax return.
A reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the applicable federal tax rate of 34% to the amount recorded in the consolidated financial statements for 2010 and 2009 is as follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate
|
$
|
1,251,907
|
$
|
33,321
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
24,094
|
|
1,011,808
|
Small life insurance company deduction
|
|
(541,020)
|
|
(586,457)
|
Other, net
|
|
168,104
|
|
(196,595)
|
Total federal income tax expense (benefit)
|
$
|
903,085
|
$
|
262,077
|
The small life insurance company special deduction noted above is available to life insurance companies with assets under $500 million. The deduction is 60% of life insurance taxable income under $3 million. The deduction is phased out for life insurance taxable income between $3 million and $15 million, with the deduction reduced by 15% of the life insurance taxable income in excess of $3 million.
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred gain on reinsurance
|
$
|
172,110
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
0
|
|
|
Net capital loss carryforwards
|
|
0
|
|
|
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward
|
|
841,993
|
|
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
318,423
|
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available for sale securities
|
|
0
|
|
|
Policy reserves and policy funds
|
|
178,114
|
|
|
Other
|
|
24,690
|
|
|
Total gross deferred tax assets
|
|
1,535,330
|
|
|
Less: valuation allowance
|
|
(1,020,281)
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets
|
$
|
515,049
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Policy reserves and policy funds
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
Trading securities-unrealized gains/losses
|
|
337,916
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities
|
|
489,490
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
827,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset (liability)
|
$
|
(312,357)
|
|
|
8. Capital Stock
Acap has two classes of capital stock: preferred stock ($.10 par value, authorized 74,000 shares), which may be issued in series with such dividend, liquidation, redemption, conversion, voting, and other rights as the Board of Directors may determine, and common stock ($.10 par value, authorized 5,000 shares), the "Common Stock." At December 31, 2010, the Company had no preferred stock outstanding.
A. Series A Preferred Stock
The Company has 74,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized. No preferred stock was outstanding during the periods represented by these financial statements.
B. Common Stock
Activity in the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock for the years 2009 and 2010 is summarized as follows:
|
Issued
Shares
|
|
Treasury Shares
|
|
Outstanding Shares
|
Balance, December 31, 2008
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
Other
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
Other
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance December 31, 2010
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
9. Related Party Transactions
As part of the acquisition of Acap on December 8, 2006, UTG loaned $3,357,000 to Acap. Acap used the proceeds for the repayment of existing debt with an unaffiliated financial institution and to retire all of its outstanding preferred stock. The terms of the inter-company loan mirror the interest rate and repayment requirements of the debt with First Tennessee Bank National Association. A payment of $576,235 was made on the loan in 2010. No payments were made on the loan in 2009. As of December 31, 2010, the balance of the loan is $2,682,849.
Effective January 1, 2007, UTG entered into administrative services and cost sharing agreements with its subsidiaries, UG, AC and TI. Under these arrangements, each company pays its proportionate share of expenses of the entire group, based on an allocation formula. During 2010 and 2009, AC paid $3,174,724 and $2,827,504, respectively.
Respective domiciliary insurance departments have approved the agreements of the insurance companies and it is Management's opinion that where applicable, costs have been allocated fairly and such allocations are based upon accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company from time to time acquires mortgage loans through participation agreements with FSNB. FSNB services the Company's mortgage loans including those covered by the participation agreements. The Company pays a .25% servicing fee on these loans and a onetime fee at loanorigination of .50% of the original loan amount to cover costs incurred by FSNB relating to the processing and establishment of the loan. The Company paid $47,727 and $0 in servicing fees and $121,669 and $173,913 in origination fees to FSNB during 2010 and 2009, respectively.
On May 10, 2010, AC paid a cash dividend of $728,130 to Acap. This dividend was comprised entirely of ordinary dividends. No regulatory approvals were required prior to the payment of these dividends.
On July 20, 2009, the Company’s indirect 73% owned subsidiary AC, a Texas life insurance company, entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement for the sale of its 100% owned life insurance subsidiary, TI. The transaction was completed on December 30, 2009. TI was sold to United Funeral Directors Benefit Life Insurance Company, an unaffiliated third party. The sale price was $6,415,169 which was paid in cash. The transaction had no impact to the consolidated income statement of the Company. TI was an immaterial subsidiary acquired in 2006 as part of the acquisition of Acap Corporation and subsidiaries. The Company has a history of
acquisition and consolidation. TI is a Texas only stipulated premium insurance company. This fact made a consolidation or merger of this company with any of the other insurance companies within the group impractical.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2011
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
Investments:
|
|
|
Fixed maturities available for sale (amortized cost of $37,257,223)
|
$
|
39,253,795
|
Equity securities (cost of $1,405,760)
|
|
1,372,620
|
Trading securities (cost of $12,772,809)
|
|
12,533,205
|
Mortgage loans
|
|
8,356,943
|
Real estate
|
|
2,885,467
|
Policy loans
|
|
3,155,979
|
Total investments
|
|
67,558,009
|
Cash
|
|
5,355,241
|
Accrued investment income
|
|
357,443
|
Reinsurance receivables
|
|
36,152,238
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
503,018
|
Due from affiliates
|
|
388,420
|
Deferred acquisition costs
|
|
108,274
|
Goodwill
|
|
778,044
|
Other assets
|
|
202,915
|
Total assets
|
$
|
111,403,602
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Policy Liabilities:
|
|
|
Future policy benefits
|
$
|
87,052,215
|
Contract claims
|
|
1,114,160
|
Total policy liabilities
|
|
88,166,375
|
Other Policyholders’ funds
|
|
1,234,450
|
Trading securities (proceeds of $3,713,176)
|
|
1,925,238
|
Net deferred tax liability
|
|
227,459
|
Federal income taxes payable
|
|
58,528
|
Other liabilities
|
|
2,523,105
|
Note payable
|
|
2,176,366
|
Deferred gain on reinsurance
|
|
528,346
|
Total liabilities
|
|
96,839,867
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
Common stock, par value $.10 per share, authorized 5,000 shares, issued 3,174 shares, and
outstanding 2,898 shares
|
|
318
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
4,829,222
|
Retained earnings
|
|
9,237,763
|
Treasury stock, at cost, 276 common shares
|
|
(317,033)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
813,465
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
14,563,735
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
111,403,602
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2011
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2010
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums and other considerations
|
$
|
936,535
|
$
|
1,034,845
|
Net investment income
|
|
2,702,586
|
|
2,717,903
|
Net realized investment gains (losses)
|
|
1,062,270
|
|
215,965
|
Reinsurance expense allowance
|
|
369,564
|
|
275,373
|
Amortization of deferred gain (loss)
|
|
(22,140)
|
|
119,881
|
Other income
|
|
450
|
|
3,491
|
Total revenues
|
|
5,049,265
|
|
4,367,458
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Net policy benefits
|
|
1,080,943
|
|
842,311
|
Commissions and general expenses
|
|
1,748,476
|
|
1,800,651
|
Interest expense
|
|
25,260
|
|
36,662
|
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
|
|
4,458
|
|
10,835
|
Total benefits and expenses
|
|
2,859,137
|
|
2,690,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Income before federal income tax expense
|
|
2,190,128
|
|
1,676,999
|
Federal income tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
328,528
|
|
234,217
|
Deferred
|
|
117,430
|
|
142,692
|
Net income
|
|
1,744,170
|
|
1,300,090
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized investments holding gains arising during period, net of
Reclassification adjustment and taxes
|
|
(379,748)
|
|
1,462,749
|
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
1,364,422
|
$
|
2,762,839
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common share
|
$
|
601.85
|
$
|
448.62
|
Diluted income per common share
|
$
|
601.85
|
$
|
448.62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2011
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2010
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
$
|
318
|
$
|
318
|
Repurchase and cancellation of shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of quarter/year
|
|
318
|
|
318
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
4,829,222
|
Repurchase and cancellation of shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of quarter/year
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
4,829,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
7,493,593
|
|
4,714,600
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
1,744,170
|
|
1,300,090
|
Balance, end of quarter/year
|
|
9,237,763
|
|
6,014,690
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
(317,033)
|
Purchase of treasury shares
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, end of quarter/year
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
(317,033)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
1,193,213
|
|
290,265
|
Change during quarter/year
|
|
(379,748)
|
|
1,462,749
|
Balance, end of quarter/year
|
|
813,465
|
|
1,753,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity
|
$
|
14,563,735
|
$
|
12,280,211
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ACAP CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2011
|
|
Quarter Ended
June 30,
2010
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
1,744,170
|
$
|
1,300,090
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
|
|
4,458
|
|
10,835
|
Amortization of deferred (gain) loss on reinsurance
|
|
22,140
|
|
(119,881)
|
Premium and discount amortization
|
|
(615,698)
|
|
64,211
|
Net realized investment gains
|
|
(1,062,270)
|
|
(215,965)
|
Trading securities realized and unrealized gains
|
|
(1,072,462)
|
|
(25,449)
|
Deferred federal income tax expense
|
|
117,430
|
|
142,692
|
Change in reinsurance receivables
|
|
727,743
|
|
1,008,700
|
Change in due from affiliates
|
|
(3,944)
|
|
(233,615)
|
Change in accrued investment income
|
|
237,657
|
|
163,667
|
Change in policy liabilities
|
|
(1,428,097)
|
|
(2,050,393)
|
Change in other assets and liabilities
|
|
3,840,324
|
|
58,201
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
2,511,451
|
|
103,093
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments available for sale
|
|
38,394,452
|
|
6,467,307
|
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
|
|
102,085
|
|
81,251
|
Proceeds from sales of trading securities
|
|
60,831,813
|
|
47,382,097
|
Proceeds from principal repayments on mortgage loans
|
|
1,596,265
|
|
2,275,694
|
Proceeds from sales of real estate
|
|
795,716
|
|
0
|
Purchases of investments available for sale
|
|
(41,380,480)
|
|
0
|
Purchases of equity securities
|
|
(98,600)
|
|
(14,635)
|
Purchases of trading securities
|
|
(60,456,329)
|
|
(52,628,598)
|
Purchases of mortgage loans
|
|
(568,472)
|
|
(8,213,622)
|
Purchases of real estate
|
|
(415,251)
|
|
0
|
Net decrease in policy loans
|
|
(21,353)
|
|
86,696
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(1,220,154)
|
|
(4,563,810)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits on policy contracts
|
|
19,252
|
|
21,817
|
Withdrawals from policy contracts
|
|
(49,629)
|
|
(123,289)
|
Payment on note payable
|
|
(506,483)
|
|
(576,235)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
(536,860)
|
|
(677,707)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
754,437
|
|
(5,138,424)
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
|
4,600,804
|
|
7,246,603
|
Cash at end of year
|
$
|
5,355,241
|
$
|
2,108,179
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
ACAP CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by ACAP Corporation (“ACAP”) and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Company”) pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Although the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not be misleading, it is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto presented in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2010.
The information furnished reflects, in the opinion of the Company, all adjustments (which include only normal and recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results to be expected for the year or of the Company’s future financial condition.
2. Investments
A. Investment Securities
The amortized cost and fair values of investments in securities as of June 30, 2011 are as follows:
|
|
Original or Amortized Cost
|
|
Gross Unrealized Gains
|
|
Gross Unrealized Losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
Fixed Maturities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government securities
|
$
|
21,349,617
|
$
|
949,811
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
22,299,428
|
Asset and mortgage backed securities
|
|
101,982
|
|
158
|
|
(4,236)
|
|
97,904
|
Corporate bonds
|
|
15,805,626
|
|
1,051,594
|
|
(757)
|
|
16,856,463
|
|
|
37,257,225
|
|
2,001,563
|
|
(4,993)
|
|
39,253,795
|
Equity Securities
|
|
1,372,620
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1,372,620
|
Total
|
$
|
38,629,845
|
$
|
2,001,562
|
$
|
(4,993)
|
$
|
40,626,414
|
At June 30, 2011, the Company held 7 fixed maturities with a total book value of $18,094,630 and no equity securities that exceeded 10% of stockholder’s equity.
The fair value of investments with sustained gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2011 are as follows:
2011
|
|
Less than 12 Months
|
|
12 Months or Longer
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Unrealized losses
|
Asset and mortgage backed securities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
96,687
|
$
|
(4,236)
|
$
|
96,687
|
$
|
(4,236)
|
Corporate bonds
|
|
26,541
|
|
(757)
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
26,541
|
|
(757)
|
Total fixed maturity
|
$
|
26,541
|
$
|
(757)
|
$
|
96,687
|
$
|
(4,236)
|
$
|
123,228
|
$
|
(4,993)
|
The unrealized losses of fixed maturity investments were primarily due to financial market participants perception of increased risks associated with the current market environment, resulting in higher interest rates. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the par value of the investment. The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio for factors that may indicate that a decline in fair value of an investment is other than temporary. Based on an evaluation of the issues, including, but not limited to, intentions to sell or ability to hold the fixed maturity and equity securities with unrealized
losses for a period of time sufficient for them to recover; the length of time and amount of the unrealized loss; and the credit ratings of the issuers of the investments, the Company does not consider these investments other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at June 30, 2011 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
|
|
Amortized Cost
|
|
Fair Value
|
Maturing in one year or less
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Maturing after one year through five years
|
|
10,427,188
|
|
10,756,147
|
Maturing after five years through ten years
|
|
12,040,274
|
|
13,072,445
|
Maturing after ten years
|
|
14,789,763
|
|
15,425,202
|
|
$
|
37,257,225
|
$
|
39,253,794
|
By insurance statute, the majority of the Company's investment portfolio is invested in investment grade securities to provide ample protection for policyholders.
Below investment grade debt securities generally provide higher yields and involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities because their issuers typically are more highly leveraged and more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions than investment grade issuers. In addition, the trading market for these securities is usually more limited than for investment grade debt securities. Debt securities classified as below-investment grade are those that receive a Standard & Poor's rating of BB or below.
The Company holds three fixed maturities with a par value of $901,059 that are below investment grade at June 30, 2011. These securities were downgraded after purchase.
B. Mortgage Loans
The Company holds $8,356,943 in mortgage loans, which represents approximately 7% of the total assets.
A substantial amount of the Company’s 2011 earnings are directly related to strong results in investment income. Approximately 25%, or $845,000, of gross investment income is attributable to the mortgage loan portfolio, including $627,000 in discount accruals. Should any of the factors change, such as the ability to acquire additional loans at such a large discount due to increased competition or insufficient supply, the ability of borrowers to settle loans mainly through refinancing, another decline in the overall economy, and other such factors, the performance of this type of investment could abruptly end, directly affecting future net income. While management believes the
current portfolio would remain profitable in another downturn, with no source of new acquisitions of discounted loans, the future profit stream from this activity would be limited. Alternatively, should the Company need to look at fixed maturities for additional investment if discounted loans were no longer a viable option, the rate of return would be significantly lower given the low interest rate environment also resulting in substantially lower income.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company began purchasing discounted commercial mortgage loans. Management has extensive background and experience in the analysis and valuation of commercial real estate and believes there are significant opportunities currently available in the discounted mortgage loan arena. Experienced personnel of FSNB have also been utilized in the analysis phase. This experience dates back to discounted loans during the Resolution Trust days where such loans were being sold from defunct savings and loans in the early 1990’s. The discounted loans are available through the FDIC sale of assets of closed banks and from banks wanting to
reduce their loan portfolios. The loans are available on a loan by loan bid process. Prior to placing a bid, each loan is reviewed to determine interest level utilizing such information as type of collateral, location of collateral, interest rate, current loan status and available cashflows or other sources of repayment. Once it is determined interest in the loan remains, the collateral is physically inspected. Following physical inspection, if interest still remains, a bid price is determined and a bid is submitted. Once a loan has been acquired, contact is made with the appropriate individuals to begin a dialog with a goal of determining the borrower’s willingness to work together. There are generally three paths a discounted loan will take: the borrowers pay as required; a settlement is reached with
the loan being paid off at a discounted value; or the loan is foreclosed.
During the first six months of 2011, the Company has not acquired any additional discounted mortgage loans. The Company recorded approximately $842,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan activity, including $627,096 in discount accruals during the first six months of 2011. During the first six months of 2010, the Company acquired an additional $24,333,882 of discounted mortgage loans at a total cost of $7,856,855, representing an average purchase price to outstanding loan of 32%. Additionally, through second quarter 2010, the Company settled, sold or had paid off discounted mortgage loans totaling $2,247,334. Through second quarter 2010, the Company recorded
approximately $1,645,000 in income from the discounted mortgage loan activity. The Company is currently projecting a very positive return from on-going mortgage loan payments from the discounted commercial mortgage loan portfolio.
While management believes the discounted loans will continue to have favorable earnings and outcomes as they are worked through, there can be no assurance this will remain true in future periods. Changes in the current economy such as an even greater downturn than recently experienced could have a negative impact on the loans, including the financial stability of the borrowers, the borrowers’ ability to pay or to refinance, the value of the property held as collateral and the ability to find purchasers at favorable prices. As such, management has taken a conservative approach with these investments and has classified all discounted mortgage loans held as non-accrual. In such status, the
Company is recording interest income on a cash basis and is recording any accrual of discount on the loans held when realized. Discount accruals reported during 2011 were the result of the loan basis already being fully paid.
The following table summarizes discounted mortgage loan holdings of the Company as of June 30 for the following years:
Category |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
In good standing
|
$
|
2,096,386
|
$
|
3,542,204
|
|
Overdue interest over 90 days
|
|
2,203,671
|
|
9,882,239
|
|
Restructured
|
|
1,119,357
|
|
0
|
|
In process of foreclosure
|
|
2,866,445
|
|
0
|
|
Total discounted mortgage loans
|
$
|
8,285,859
|
$
|
13,424,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total foreclosed discounted mortgage loans
|
$
|
3,260,976
|
$
|
0
|
|
As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s discounted mortgage loan portfolio contained 49 loans with a carrying value of $8,285,859. The loans’ payment performance during the past year is shown as follows:
Payment Frequency
|
|
Number of Loans
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
No payments received
|
|
20
|
$
|
1,100,578
|
One-time payment received
|
|
4
|
|
48,866
|
Irregular payments received
|
|
15
|
|
4,685,270
|
Regular payments received
|
|
10
|
|
2,451,145
|
Total
|
|
49
|
$
|
8,285,859
|
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without penalties.
Maturing in one year or less
|
$
|
4,753,467
|
Maturing after one year through five years
|
|
1,030,970
|
Maturing after five years through ten years
|
|
2,235,806
|
Maturing after ten years
|
|
336,700
|
|
$
|
8,356,943
|
The distribution of carrying values of residential and commercial mortgage loans by geographic distribution at June 30, 2011 follows:
Arizona
|
$
|
293,433
|
Colorado
|
|
195,494
|
Florida
|
|
1,932,575
|
Georgia
|
|
1,781,110
|
Idaho
|
|
263,280
|
Kentucky
|
|
29,932
|
Michigan
|
|
41,203
|
Nevada
|
|
1,757,614
|
Ohio
|
|
1,936,667
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
84,484
|
Tennessee
|
|
41,151
|
|
$
|
8,356,943
|
C. Net Investment Income
A summary of net investment income for June 30, 2011 and 2010 follows:
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
Interest on fixed maturities
|
$
|
589,444
|
$
|
864,483
|
Dividends on equity securities
|
|
28,943
|
|
24,854
|
Trading securities income
|
|
1,835,079
|
|
521,408
|
Interest on mortgage loans
|
|
844,883
|
|
1,649,807
|
Interest on real estate
|
|
29
|
|
0
|
Interest on policy loans
|
|
31,752
|
|
36,224
|
Interest on cash and short-term investments
|
|
649
|
|
710
|
|
|
3,330,779
|
|
3,097,486
|
Investment expense
|
|
(628,202)
|
|
(379,583)
|
|
$
|
2,702,577
|
$
|
2,717,903
|
D. Trading Securities
Securities designated as trading securities are reported at fair value, with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized in other income on the consolidated statements of operations. Trading securities include exchange traded equities and exchange traded equity options. The fair value of trading securities included in assets was $12,533,205 and $13,332,106 as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The fair value of trading securities included in liabilities was $(1,925,238) and $(2,965,776) as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. Trading securities’ unrealized gains were $3,007,917 and $701,785 as of June 30, 2011 and
June 30, 2010, respectively. Unrealized losses due to trading securities were $(1,254,488) and $(298,343) as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. Trading securities carried as liabilities are securities sold short. A gain, limited to the price at which the security was sold short, or a loss, potentially unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale. Realized gains from trading securities were $680,967 and $377,994 as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. Trading securities are classified in cash flows from operating activities. Trading revenue charged to net income from trading securities was:
|
June 30, 2011
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Type of Instrument
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
|
Equity
|
$ 1,835,079
|
|
$ 521,408
|
As of June 30, 2011, the Company held derivative instruments in the form of exchange-traded equity options. The Company currently does not designate derivatives as hedging instruments. Exchange traded equity options are combined with exchange traded equity securities in the Company’s trading portfolio, with the primary objective of generating a fair return while reducing risk. These derivatives are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other income. The fair value of derivatives included in trading security assets and trading security liabilities as of June 30, 2011 was $3,155,588 and $1,925,238, respectively. Unrealized gains included in
trading security assets and liabilities due to derivatives were $2,582,678 as of June 30, 2011. Unrealized losses included in trading security assets and liabilities due to derivatives were $(1,072,565) as of June 30, 2011.
E. Other Investment Disclosures
Bonds with a fair value of $3,774,532 were on deposit with various regulatory authorities at June 30, 2011.
3. Fair Values
Fair value SFAS 157 (ASC 820, “Fair Value measurements and disclosures”) established a hierarchical disclosure framework based on the priority of the inputs to the respective valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). An asset or liability’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. ASC 820 defines the input levels as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. U.S. treasuries are in Level 1 and valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access. Equity securities that are actively traded and exchange listed in the U.S. are also included in Level 1. Equity security valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access.
Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities other than quoted prices in Level 1; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets consist of fixed income investments valued based on quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and investments carried as equity securities that do not have an actively traded market that are valued based on
their audited GAAP book value.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. The Company does not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.
The following table presents the level within the hierarchy at which the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities are measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2011:
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed Maturities, available for sale
|
$
|
18,530,274
|
$
|
20,723,521
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
39,253,795
|
Equity Securities, available for sale
|
|
0
|
|
1,372,620
|
|
0
|
|
1,372,620
|
Trading Securities
|
|
12,533,205
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
12,533,205
|
Total Financial Assets
Carried at Fair Value
|
$
|
31,063,479
|
$
|
22,096,141
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
53,159,620
|
Liabilities
|
|
1,925,238
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1,925,238
|
Trading Securities
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
The financial statements include various estimated fair value information at June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, as required by ASC 820. Such information, which pertains to the Company's financial instruments, is based on the requirements set forth in that guidance and does not purport to represent the aggregate net fair value of the Company.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at June 30, 2011 follows:
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
$
|
39,253,795
|
$
|
39,253,795
|
Mortgage loans on real estate
|
|
8,356,943
|
|
8,356,943
|
Equities
|
|
1,372,620
|
|
1,372,620
|
Trading securities
|
|
12,533,205
|
|
12,533,205
|
Policy loans
|
|
3,155,979
|
|
3,155,979
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Note payable
|
|
2,176,366
|
|
2,176,366
|
Trading securities
|
|
1,925,238
|
|
1,925,238
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated market values of publicly-traded fixed maturity securities are as reported by an independent pricing service. Estimated market values of fixed maturity securities not actively traded in a liquid market are estimated using a third-party pricing system, which uses a matrix calculation assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury bonds.
The Company has been purchasing non-performing loans at a deep discount through an auction process led by the federal government. In general, the discounted loans are non-performing and there is a significant amount of uncertainty surrounding the timing and amount of cash flows to be received by the Company. Accordingly, the Company records its investment in the discounted loans at its original purchase price. Management has determined the fair value to be too difficult to calculate but believes it approximates the carrying value of these investments. Management works the loans with the borrower to reach a settlement on the loan or they foreclose on the underlying
collateral which is primarily commercial real estate. For cash payments received during the work out process, the Company records these payments to interest income on a cash basis. For loan settlements reached, the Company records the amount in excess of the carrying amount of the loan as a discount accretion to investment income at the closing date. Management reviews the discount loan portfolio regularly for impairment. If an impairment is identified (after consideration of the underlying collateral), the Company records an impairment to earnings in the period the information becomes known.
Fair values of common stocks are estimated based on quoted market prices.
Securities designated as trading securities are reported at fair value, with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Trading securities include exchange traded equities and exchange traded equity options.
Policy loans have no stated maturity dates and are a part of the related insurance contracts. Accordingly, it is not practicable for the Company to estimate a fair value for them.
In that the note payable is a floating rate instrument, the principal balance is a reasonable estimate of the note's fair value.
4. Note Payable
As part of the acquisition on December 8, 2006, Acap borrowed $ 3,357,000 from UTG, Inc. Acap used the proceeds for the repayment of existing debt with an unaffiliated financial institution and to retire all of its outstanding preferred stock. The promissory note carries a variable rate of interest based on the 3 month LIBOR rate plus 180 basis points. The initial rate was 7.15%. In December 2008, the note was amended to change the principal and interest payment requirements. All accrued interest payable through December 31, 2008 was capitalized to the principal on the note. Interest is due and payable annually on December 31 of each year with
the first interest payment due December 31, 2010. The first year interest payment was deferred. Principal comes due upon maturity of the note on December 7, 2012. The other terms and conditions of the note remained unchanged. During the first quarter of 2011, a principal payment of $506,484 was made on the note. As of June 30, 2011, the balance of the loan is $2,176,366.
The consolidated scheduled principal reductions on the notes payable for the next five years are as follows:
Year
|
|
Amount
|
2011
|
$
|
0
|
2012
|
|
2,176,366
|
2013
|
|
0
|
2014
|
|
0
|
2015
|
|
0
|
5. Commitments and Contingencies
A. Reinsurance
The Company accounts for reinsurance in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 944-40). In accounting for reinsurance, the Company has reported ceded reserve credits and reinsurance claim credits as reinsurance receivables. The cost of reinsurance related to long-duration contracts is accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying policies.
At December 31, 1992, AC entered into a reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company (“the Canada Life agreement”) that fully reinsured virtually all of its traditional life insurance policies. The reinsurer’s obligations under the Canada Life agreement were secured by assets withheld by AC representing policy loans and deferred and uncollected premiums related to the reinsured policies. AC continues to administer the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer. At June 30, 2011, the Canada Life agreement has insurance in-force of approximately $55,198,000, with reserves being held on that amount of approximately
$34,822,000.
During 1997, AC acquired 100% of the policies in force of World Service Life Insurance Company through a combination of assumption reinsurance and coinsurance. While 91.42% of the acquired policies are coinsured under the Canada Life agreement, AC did not coinsure the balance of the policies. AC retains the administration of the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer. Canada Life currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M. Best.
During 1998, AC closed a coinsurance transaction with Universal Life Insurance Company (“Universal”). Pursuant to the coinsurance agreement, AC coinsured 100% of the individual life insurance policies of Universal in force at January 1, 1998.
The treaty with Canada Life provides that AC is entitled to the profits (calculated pursuant to a formula contained in the treaty) beginning when the accumulated profits under the treaty reach a specified level. As of June 30, 2011, there remains $437,572 in profits to be generated before AC is entitled to the profits. Should future experience under the treaty match the experience of recent years, which cannot reliably be predicted to occur, the accumulated profits would reach the specified level in late 2012. However, regarding the uncertainty as to when the specified level may be reached, it should be noted that the experience has been erratic from year to year and the number of
policies in force that are covered by the treaty diminishes each year.
The Company does not have any short-duration reinsurance contracts. The effect of the Company's long-duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned in the first six months of 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
Direct premiums
|
$
|
1,334,319
|
$
|
1,513,049
|
Reinsurance ceded
|
|
(397,784)
|
|
(478,204)
|
Net premiums
|
$
|
936,535
|
$
|
1,034,845
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct policy benefits
|
$
|
1,927,929
|
$
|
2,150,167
|
Reinsurance ceded
|
|
(846,986)
|
|
(1,307,856)
|
Net policy benefits
|
$
|
1,080,943
|
$
|
842,311
|
B. Concentrations
The Company maintains cash balances in financial institutions that at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company maintains its primary operating cash accounts with First Southern National Bank, an affiliate of the largest shareholder of ACAP, Mr. Jesse T. Correll, the Company’s CEO and Chairman. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are on deposit with various domestic financial institutions. At times, bank deposits may be in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Because the Company serves primarily individuals located in Texas, the ability of our customers to pay their insurance premiums is impacted by the economic conditions in this area. As of June 30, 2011, approximately 32% of our total direct premium was collected from Texas. Thus, results of operations are heavily dependent upon the strength of this economy.
C. Contingent Liability
In the normal course of business, the Company is involved from time to time in various legal actions and other state and federal proceedings. As part of the Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company sale, the Company remains contingently liable for certain costs pending the outcome of an ongoing race-based audit on Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company by the Texas Department of Insurance. Under the agreement, the Company is responsible for 100% of the first $50,000 of costs, 90% of the next $50,000, 75% of the third $50,000 and 50% of costs above $150,000. Management has conservatively estimated the Company’s exposure and other costs at $50,000 based on information provided to
date from the examination team and has established a contingent liability in its financial statements of this amount. This contingency expires December 30, 2013.
D. Litigation
The Company is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of operations. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate disposition of any pending litigation or threatened litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
6. Supplemental Information Regarding Cash Flows
Cash payments for interest expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were $48,516 and $31,510, respectively. Net cash payments of $270,000 and $250,000 for federal income taxes were made during the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
7. Capital Stock
Acap has two classes of capital stock: preferred stock ($.10 par value, authorized 74,000 shares), which may be issued in series with such dividend, liquidation, redemption, conversion, voting, and other rights as the Board of Directors may determine, and common stock ($.10 par value, authorized 5,000 shares), the "Common Stock." At June 30, 2011, the Company had no preferred stock outstanding.
A. Series A Preferred Stock
The Company has 74,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized. No preferred stock was outstanding during the periods represented by these financial statements.
B. Common Stock
Activity in the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock for June 30, 2010 and 2011 are summarized as follows:
|
Issued Shares
|
|
Treasury Shares
|
|
Outstanding Shares
|
Balance, June 30, 2010
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
Other
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
Other
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Balance June 30, 2011
|
3,174
|
|
276
|
|
2,898
|
8. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2011, Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05 Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Presentation of Comprehensive Income. Under the amendments to Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, in this Update, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of
other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. In a single continuous statement, the entity is required to present the components of net income and total net income, the components of other comprehensive income and a total for other comprehensive income, along with the total of comprehensive income in that statement. In the two-statement approach, an entity is required to present components of net income and total net income in the statement of net income. The statement of other comprehensive income should immediately follow the statement of net income and include the components of other comprehensive income and a total for other comprehensive income, along with a total for comprehensive income. Regardless of whether an entity chooses to present comprehensive income in a single continuous statement or in two
separate but consecutive statements, the entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-05 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2011-04 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments in this Update result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. Consequently, the amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. For many of the requirements, the Board does not intend for the amendments in this Update to result in a change in the application of the requirements in Topic 820.
Some of the amendments clarify the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements. Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments in this Update are effective prospectively during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2011, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2011-03 Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements. The amendments in this Update removes from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion. Other criteria applicable to the assessment of effective control are not change by the amendments in this Update. The guidance in this Update is effective for the
first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-03 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-02 Receivables (Topic 310) A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The amendments in this Update give additional guidance or clarification to help creditors in determining whether a creditor has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties for purposes of determining whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-02 to have a material
impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-01 Receivables (Topic 310) Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No 2010-10. The amendments in this Update temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in Update 2010-20 for public entities. The delay is intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and
the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-28 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. The amendments in this Update modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative
factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance and examples in paragraph 350-20-35-30, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. For public entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-28 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In October 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-26 Consolidations (Topic 944) Financial Services-Insurance. The amendments in this Update specify that the following costs incurred in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts should be capitalized in accordance with the amendments in this Update: 1. Incremental direct costs of contract acquisition. Incremental direct costs are those costs that result directly from and are essential to the contract transaction(s) and would not have been incurred by the insurance entity had the contract transaction(s) not occurred. 2. Certain costs related directly to Underwriting, policy issuance and processing, medical
and inspection, and sales force contract selling performed by the insurer for the contract. The costs related directly to those activities include only the portion of an employee’s total compensation (excluding any compensation that is capitalized as incremental direct costs of contract acquisition) and payroll-related fringe benefits related directly to time spent performing those activities for actual acquired contracts and other costs related directly to those activities that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been acquired. All other acquisition-related costs—including costs incurred by the insurer for soliciting potential customers, market research, training, administration, unsuccessful acquisition or renewal efforts, and product development—should be charged to expense as incurred. Administrative costs, rent, depreciation, occupancy, equipment,
and all other general overhead costs are considered indirect costs and should be charged to expense as incurred. If the initial application of the amendments in this Update results in the capitalization of acquisition costs that had not been capitalized previously by an entity, the entity may elect not to capitalize those types of costs. The amendments in this Update do not affect the guidance in paragraphs 944-30-25-4 through 25-5, which prohibits the capitalization of certain costs incurred in obtaining universal life-type contracts. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively upon adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-26 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, the FASB issued the ASU No. 2010-20 Consolidations (Topic 310) Receivables. The main objective in developing this Update is to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables. This Update is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entity’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. Currently, a high threshold for recognition of credit impairments impedes timely recognition of losses. ASU 2010-20 is effective for annual reporting
periods ending on or after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No 2010-20 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Annex A
AGREEMENT OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 9, 2011 by and between UTG, INC., a Delaware corporation (“UTG”), and ACAP CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Acap”) (UTG and Acap are sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of UTG has determined that the merger of Acap with and into UTG on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement (the “Merger”) is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of UTG and its stockholders and, by resolutions duly adopted, has approved and adopted this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Acap, after receiving the opinion of its financial adviser that the terms of the Merger are fair to the stockholders of Acap (other than UTG) from a financial point of view, has determined that the Merger is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Acap and its stockholders and, by resolutions duly adopted, has approved and adopted this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the various representations, warranties, agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
Article I.
THE MERGER
Section 1.01 The Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), Acap will be merged with and into UTG at the Effective Time (as defined below). At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Acap will cease and UTG will continue as the surviving corporation. UTG, as the corporation surviving the Merger, is sometimes referred to as the
“Surviving Corporation.”
Section 1.02 Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6.01, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place no later than five (5) business days following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article V (other than the conditions to be satisfied at the Closing), at the offices of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, 500 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 2800, Louisville, Kentucky, unless another time and/or place is mutually agreed upon in writing by Acap and UTG. The date
upon which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date.” On the Closing Date, the Parties will file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) in such form as is required by and executed and acknowledged in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL, and as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date, shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as UTG and Acap shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective
being the “Effective Time”).
Section 1.03 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Acap will vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Acap will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Acap will cease.
Section 1.04 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(a) Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of UTG, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law and as provided in such certificate of incorporation.
(b) Bylaws. The bylaws of UTG, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law and as provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.
Section 1.05 Directors and Officers. The directors of UTG immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, each to hold the office of a director of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the provisions of applicable law, and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The officers of UTG immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, each to hold office in
accordance with the provisions of the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until their successors are duly appointed.
Section 1.06 Effect of Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations.
(a) Effect on Capital Stock of Acap. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of capital stock of Acap or any shares of capital stock of UTG:
(i) Cancellation of Treasury Stock and UTG-Owned Stock. Each share of common stock, no par value, of Acap (the “Acap Common Stock”) that is held by Acap as treasury stock and each share of Acap Common Stock that is owned directly or indirectly by UTG immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no payment shall be made in exchange for such shares.
(ii) Conversion of Acap Stock. Subject to Section 1.07(d), each share of Acap Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 1.06(a)(i) and any Dissenting Shares (as defined below)) shall be converted into the right to receive 233 (the “Exchange Ratio”) of a validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, no par value per share (“UTG Common Stock”),
of UTG (the “Merger Consideration”). From and after the Effective Time, all shares of Acap Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 1.06(a)(ii) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Acap Common Stock (each, an “Acap Certificate”) shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.07(b) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 1.07(d), in each case
to be issued or paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Acap Certificate in accordance with Section 1.07(a), without interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of UTG Common Stock or Acap Common Stock are changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then any number or amount contained in this Agreement that is based upon the number of shares of UTG Common Stock or Acap Common Stock, as the case may be, will be appropriately adjusted to provide to UTG and the holders of Acap Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
(iii) Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Acap Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has properly demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. From and after the Effective Time, a holder of Dissenting
Shares shall not have, and shall not be entitled to exercise, any of the voting rights or other rights of a holder of shares of the Surviving Corporation but shall be entitled only to payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL. If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses the right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL, such shares shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.
(b) Effect on Capital Stock of UTG. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of capital stock of Acap or any shares of capital stock of UTG, each share of UTG Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will remain outstanding as one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation and will not be converted into any other securities or cash in the Merger. The certificates for such shares will not be surrendered or in any way modified by reason of the
Merger.
Section 1.07 Exchange of Certificates; Procedures.
(a) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will mail (or cause an exchange agent appointed by it to mail) to each holder of record of an Acap Certificate whose shares of Acap Common Stock were converted pursuant to Section 1.06(a)(ii) the following: (i) a form of letter of transmittal (which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Acap Certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery of the Acap Certificates to the Surviving Corporation and which will be in customary form and contain customary
provisions); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Acap Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.07(b) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 1.07(d). Each holder of record of one or more Acap Certificates will, upon surrender to the Surviving Corporation of such Acap Certificate or Certificates, together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Surviving Corporation, be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) a certificate or certificates representing that number of whole shares of UTG Common Stock (after taking into account all Acap Certificates surrendered by such holder) to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.06(a)(ii), (ii) any dividends or
distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.07(b) and (iii) cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 1.07(d), and the Acap Certificates so surrendered will forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Acap Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of Acap, payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 1.07(a) may be made to a person other than the person in whose name the Acap Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate has been properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the person requesting such payment pays any transfer taxes required by reason of the transfer, or establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that such taxes have been paid or are not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section
1.07(a), each Acap Certificate will be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.07(b) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 1.07(d). No interest shall be paid or will accrue on any payment to holders of Acap Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this Article I.
(b) Treatment of Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to UTG Common Stock with a record date on or after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Acap Certificate with respect to the shares of UTG Common Stock issuable upon surrender thereof, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 1.07(d), until the surrender of such Acap Certificate in accordance with this Article I. Subject to
escheat, tax or other applicable law, following surrender of any such Acap Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder of the Certificate representing whole shares of UTG Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender, the amount of any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of UTG Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.07(d) and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of UTG Common Stock, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of UTG Common Stock.
(c) No Further Ownership Rights in Acap Common Stock. The shares of UTG Common Stock issued and cash paid in accordance with the terms of this Article I upon conversion of any shares of Acap Common Stock (including any cash paid pursuant to subsection (b) or (d) of this Section 1.07) shall be deemed to have been issued and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Acap Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Acap Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any certificates formerly representing shares of Acap Common Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation or any exchange agent appointed by it for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article I.
(d) No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of UTG Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of Acap Common Stock pursuant to 0, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote, to receive dividends or to have any rights of a holder of UTG Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 1.07(d), all fractional shares to which a single record holder would be entitled shall be aggregated and calculations shall be rounded to three decimal places. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, each holder of Certificates who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of UTG Common Stock (determined after taking into account all Acap Certificates delivered by such holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in an amount equal to the product of such fractional part of a share of UTG Common Stock multiplied by $19.68 representing the appraised fair value per share of UTG common stock.
(e) No Liability. Neither Acap nor the Surviving Corporation (nor any exchange agent appointed by the Surviving Corporation pursuant to this Section 1.07) will be liable to any person in respect of any Merger Consideration or any dividends, distributions or cash payable in lieu of fractional shares to which such person was otherwise entitled pursuant to this Agreement delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Acap Certificates are not surrendered prior to one (1) year after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier
date on which the Merger Consideration, if any, in respect of such certificate would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity (as defined below)), any such Merger Consideration, dividends, distributions or cash payable in lieu of fractional shares in respect of such certificate will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.
(f) Lost Acap Certificates. If any Acap Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Acap Certificate, the Surviving Corporation shall issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Acap Certificate, the Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional
shares and any dividends and distributions on the Acap Certificate deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Withholding Rights. The Surviving Corporation and any exchange agent appointed by it (without duplication) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Acap Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or under any provision of federal, state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Acap Certificates in respect of which the Surviving Corporation or the exchange agent, as the case may be, made such deduction or withholding.
Section 1.08 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Acap, UTG and the officers and directors of UTG are fully authorized in the name of UTG or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action.
Article II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACAP
Acap hereby represents and warrants to UTG that:
Section 2.01 Organization, Standing and Power; Subsidiary.
(a) Acap is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. American Capitol Insurance Company, the subsidiary of Acap, is a corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, has the requisite corporate or other power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as is now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to
have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” on a Party means an event, change or occurrence which, individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, has a material impact on (a) the financial position, business or results of operations of such Party and its subsidiaries (though with respect to UTG, excluding Acap and its subsidiary), taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of such Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger, other than any event, change or occurrence relating to (i) the United States economy, the regional economy in which such Party conducts business or the securities markets in general or (ii) this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or announcement
hereof.
(b) Each of Acap and its subsidiary is duly qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties make such qualification necessary other than in such jurisdictions where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap. Acap has made available to UTG a true and correct copy of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the date of this Agreement.
Section 2.02 Capital Structure.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Acap consists of 10,000 shares of Acap Common Stock, of which 2,898 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All outstanding shares of Acap Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights.
(b) (i) Acap does not have any stock option plan or other stock-related plan providing for equity compensation of any person, (ii) there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character, written or oral, to which Acap is a party or by which it is bound obligating it to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of Acap Common Stock, (iii) Acap is not obligated to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into any option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement upon the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby or upon
the occurrence of any other event, and (iv) no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Acap exist having the right to vote on any matters on which holders of capital stock of Acap may vote.
Section 2.03 Authority; No Conflicts.
(a) Subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to the Acap Stockholder Approval, any approvals or clearances required under the applicable insurance laws of any state, the filings contemplated by Section 4.01(a) and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, (i) Acap has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Acap and no further action is required on the part of Acap to
authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) this Agreement and the Merger have been unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of Acap in accordance with Delaware law, and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Acap, and (iv) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Acap, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party hereto, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Acap, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to the laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(b) The execution and delivery by Acap of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit (any such event, a “Conflict”) under (i) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Acap, (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap, any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract,
covenant or other agreement, instrument or commitment, permit, concession, franchise or license (individually a “Contract”) to which Acap or its subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets (including intangible assets), is subject, or (iii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap, any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Acap or its subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets (tangible and intangible).
Section 2.04 Financial Statements. Each of the financial statements of Acap (including the related notes) furnished to UTG presents fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Acap and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates or for the respective periods set forth therein, all in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied during the periods involved except as otherwise noted therein,
and subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements of Acap, to the absence of notes and normal year-end adjustments that have not been and are not expected to be material in amount. Acap and its subsidiary have not incurred any liabilities that are of a nature that would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet of Acap and its subsidiary or the footnotes thereto prepared in conformity with GAAP, other than (A) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, (B) liabilities incurred in accordance with 0, or (C) liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap.
Section 2.05 Information Supplied. The information supplied by Acap for inclusion or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement (as defined below) or any amendment or supplement thereto to be sent to the stockholders of Acap in connection with the Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined below) will not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Acap stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement based on information supplied by or on behalf of UTG for inclusion or incorporation by reference.
Section 2.6 Absence of Changes or Events. Except for liabilities permitted to be incurred in accordance with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, since December 31, 2010, Acap and its subsidiary have conducted their business only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and, since December 31, 2010, there have not been any changes, circumstances or events which, individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Acap.
Section 2.07 Litigation; Compliance with Laws.
(a) There are no actions pending or, to the knowledge of Acap, threatened, against or affecting Acap or any subsidiary of Acap or any property or asset of Acap or any subsidiary of Acap which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap, nor are there any judgments, decrees, injunctions, rules or orders of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against Acap or any subsidiary of Acap which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap. As used in this Agreement, the term
“Governmental Entity” includes any supranational, national, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission or other authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority.
(b) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap, Acap and its subsidiary hold all permits, licenses, franchises, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all Governmental Entities which are necessary for the operation of the businesses as now being conducted of Acap and its subsidiary, taken as a whole (the “Acap Permits”), and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Acap Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of Acap, threatened. Acap and its subsidiary are in compliance with the terms of the Acap Permits, except where the
failure to so comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap. Neither Acap nor its subsidiary is in violation of, and Acap and its subsidiary have not received any notices of violations with respect to, any laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations of any Governmental Entity, except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Acap.
Section 2.08 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees. Acap has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, except for compensation payable to the Financial Advisor (as defined in Section 5.03(c)).
Section 2.09 Representations Complete. Neither any of the representations or warranties made by Acap in this Agreement, nor any statements made in any exhibit, schedule or certificate furnished by Acap pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will contain at the Effective Time, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit at the Effective Time to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Article III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UTG
UTG hereby represents and warrants to Acap that, except as disclosed in all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms and other documents filed by UTG with the SEC since December 31, 2007 and prior to the date of this Agreement (the “UTG Filed SEC Reports”):
Section 3.01 Organization, Standing and Power; Subsidiaries.
(a) UTG is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each subsidiary of UTG (other than Acap or any subsidiary of Acap) is a corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, has the requisite corporate or other power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as is now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to
have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTG.
(b) Each of UTG and its subsidiaries (other than Acap and Acap’s subsidiary) is duly qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties make such qualification necessary other than in such jurisdictions where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTG.
Section 3.02 Capital Structure.
(a) The authorized capital stock of UTG consists of 7,000,000 shares of UTG Common Stock, of which 3,807,996 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All outstanding shares of UTG Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights.
(b) The shares of UTG Common Stock to be issued in the Merger have been duly authorized and, when issued upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights.
Section 3.03 Authority; No Conflicts.
(a) Subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to any approvals or clearances required under the applicable insurance laws of any state, the filings contemplated by Section 4.01(a) and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, (i) UTG has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of UTG and no further action is required on the part of UTG to authorize the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) this Agreement and the Merger have been unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of UTG in accordance with Delaware law, and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of UTG, and (iv) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by UTG, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Party hereto, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of UTG, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to the laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(b) The execution and delivery by UTG of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in a Conflict under (i) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of UTG, (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTG, any Contract to which UTG or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets (including intangible assets), is subject, or (iii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTG, any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to UTG or any of its subsidiaries (other
than Acap or its subsidiary) or any of their respective properties or assets (tangible and intangible).
Section 3.04 Information Supplied. The information supplied by UTG for inclusion or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto to be sent to the stockholders of Acap in connection with the Stockholders’ Meeting will not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Acap stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The Form S-4 (as defined below) will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement based on information supplied by or on behalf of Acap for inclusion or incorporation by reference.
Section 3.05 Merger Consideration. UTG has sufficient capital resources to pay the total Merger Consideration and to consummate all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.06 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees. UTG has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 3.07 Representations Complete. Neither any of the representations or warranties made by UTG (as modified by the UTG Filed SEC Reports) in this Agreement, nor any statements made in any exhibit, schedule or certificate furnished by UTG pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will contain at the Effective Time, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit at the Effective Time to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Article IV.
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) Form S-4 and Proxy Statement. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) UTG and Acap will jointly prepare a proxy statement/prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the holders of Acap Common Stock relating to the meeting of such holders (the “Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider adoption of this Agreement and (ii) UTG shall prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Form S-4”), in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of UTG Common Stock to be issued in the Merger. UTG will, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide Acap copies of any written comments and advise Acap of any oral comments with respect to the Form S-4 received from the SEC. The Parties will cooperate and provide the other with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 prior to filing such with the SEC,
and will provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, no amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) to the Proxy Statement or the Form S-4 will be made without the approval of both Parties, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to documents filed by UTG which are incorporated by reference in the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement, this right of approval will apply only with respect to information relating to Acap or its business, financial condition or results of operations. UTG and Acap will use their respective reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, keep the Form S-4 effective for so long as necessary to
complete the Merger or, if earlier, until this Agreement is terminated and to ensure that it complies in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act. Acap will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Acap’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective under the 1933 Act. UTG shall also take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to file a general consent to service of process) required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of UTG Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and Acap will furnish all information concerning Acap and the holders of Acap Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. UTG will
advise Acap, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of UTG Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Acap or UTG, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Acap or UTG which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Form S-4, or the Proxy Statement included in the Form S-4, so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the
other Party and the Parties shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by applicable law, in the disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the stockholders of Acap.
(b) Acap Stockholder Meeting. Acap shall, as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders’ Meeting on a date determined in accordance with the mutual agreement of Acap and UTG in accordance with applicable law and the organizational documents of Acap for the purpose of obtaining the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) by the stockholders of Acap (the “Acap Stockholder Approval”). Subject to its
fiduciary duties, the Board of Directors of Acap will recommend adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of Acap entitled to vote at the Stockholders’ Meeting.
Section 4.02 Conduct of Business of Acap Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, Acap agrees as to itself and its subsidiary that (except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or to the extent that UTG otherwise consents in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) Acap and its subsidiary will carry on their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course in all material respects, in substantially the same manner as heretofore
conducted, and will use their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their present lines of business and preserve their relationships with customers and others having business dealings with them.
Section 4.03 Insurance Company Merger. After the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTG (“UGLIC”), and American Capitol Insurance Company (“ACIC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acap, will enter into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which ACIC will merge with and into UGLIC on terms and conditions acceptable to UTG and Acap (the “Insurance Company Merger”). The parties intend that the Insurance Company Merger become effective immediately following the Effective Time.
Section 4.04 Governmental Filings. Each Party will file all reports required to be filed by it with the SEC (and all other Governmental Entities) between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time and will, if requested by the other Party and to the extent permitted by law or regulation or any applicable confidentiality agreement, deliver to the other Party copies of all such reports promptly after such request. Each Party will give any notices to, make any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of any Governmental Entity required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Insurance Company Merger).
Section 4.05 Access to Information. Acap will afford UTG and its accountants, counsel and other representatives, reasonable access during the period prior to the Effective Time to (i) all of Acap’s properties, books, contracts, commitments and records, (ii) all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel (subject to restrictions imposed by applicable law) of Acap as UTG may reasonably request, and (iii) all employees of Acap as identified by UTG. Acap agrees to provide to UTG and its accountants, counsel and other representatives copies of internal financial
statements (including tax returns and supporting documentation) promptly upon request. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 4.05 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.06 Fees and Expenses. Regardless whether the Merger is consummated, Acap and UTG will be responsible for and bear all of their own costs and expenses incurred at any time in connection with pursuing or consummating the Merger, except expenses incurred in connection with the filing, printing and mailing of the Proxy Statement, which will be shared equally by Acap and UTG.
Section 4.07 Public Disclosure. The initial press release pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be a joint press release and thereafter each Party will consult with the other before issuing communications to employees regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement or the Merger and will not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by law. Acap and UTG will each provide to the other a copy of each press release
or other public statement relating to its business reasonably in advance of making such release or statement.
Section 4.08 Consents. Acap will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consents, waivers and approvals under any of the contracts to which Acap or its subsidiary are parties to the extent deemed appropriate or necessary by any Party in connection with the Merger so as to preserve all rights of, and benefits to, the Surviving Corporation thereunder from and after the Effective Time.
Section 4.09 Indemnification. If the Merger is consummated, UTG agrees to assume and be responsible for all obligations of Acap as of the Effective Time to provide indemnification from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time in favor of the current or former directors or officers of Acap as provided in Acap’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time.
Article V.
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 5.01 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of Acap and UTG to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Acap Stockholder Approval. Acap will have received the Acap Stockholder Approval.
(b) No Order. No Governmental Entity will have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and which has the effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger.
(c) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger will be in effect, nor will any proceeding brought by an administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, seeking any of the foregoing be pending.
Section 5.02 Conditions to the Obligations of UTG. The obligation of UTG to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by UTG:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties of Acap in this Agreement will have been true and correct in all material respects on the date they were made and will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such time (other than the representations and warranties of Acap as of a specified date, which will be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), and (ii) Acap will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and obligations
under this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by Acap as of the Closing.
(b) Governmental Approval. All approvals, consents or authorizations from any Governmental Entity deemed appropriate or necessary by UTG for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Insurance Company Merger) will have been timely obtained on terms acceptable to UTG and any required waiting periods must have expired.
(c) Litigation. There will be no action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending, or overtly threatened, against Acap or its subsidiary, their respective properties or any of their respective officers or directors, arising out of, or in any way connected with, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the terms of this Agreement.
(d) Third Party Consents. UTG will have received copies of all consents or approvals of third parties it deems necessary or appropriate.
(e) Certificate of Acap. UTG will have received a certificate validly executed on behalf of Acap by a corporate officer to the effect that, as of the Closing:
(i) all representations and warranties made by Acap in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such time (other than the representations and warranties of Acap as of a specified date, which will be true and correct in all material respects as of such date); and
(ii) all covenants and obligations under this Agreement to be performed by Acap on or before the Closing have been so performed in all material respects.
(f) Certificate of Secretary of Acap. UTG will have received a certificate, validly executed by the Secretary of Acap, certifying as to (i) the terms and effectiveness of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Acap, (ii) the valid adoption of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Acap and the Stockholders approving this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby and that such approvals are in full force and effect without modification, (iii) the incumbency of the officers of Acap executing this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby or other
instruments or certificates relating hereto or thereto.
(g) No Material Adverse Effect. No event, condition or circumstances will have occurred or be discovered after the date of this Agreement which has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Acap.
Section 5.03 Conditions to Obligations of Acap. The obligations of Acap to consummate and effect this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Acap:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties of UTG in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of UTG as of a specified date, which will be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) will be true and correct in all material respects on the date they were made and will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such time, and (ii) UTG will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and
obligations of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by UTG as of the Closing.
(b) Certificate of UTG. Acap will have received a certificate validly executed on behalf of UTG by a corporate officer to the effect that, as of the Closing:
(i) all representations and warranties made by UTG in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of UTG as of a specified date, which will be true and correct as of such date) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such time; and
(ii) all covenants and obligations under this Agreement to be performed by UTG on or before the Closing have been so performed in all material respects.
(c) Fairness Opinion - The Board of Directors of Acap will have received an opinion from Lewis & Ellis, Inc. (the “Financial Advisor”) that the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger Consideration to be paid on consummation of the Merger, is fair from a financial standpoint as to Acap and the stockholders.
(d) Governmental Approval. Approvals from any court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state, county, local or other foreign governmental authority, instrumentality, agency or commission (if any) deemed appropriate or necessary by Acap will have been timely obtained.
Article VI.
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 6.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Closing (including after receipt of the Acap Stockholder Approval):
(a) by mutual, written agreement of Acap and UTG;
(b) by Acap or by UTG, if the Closing Date has not occurred by December 31, 2011;
(c) by Acap or by UTG upon the failure of any condition set out in Section 5.01;
(d) by UTG if any action has been taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order has been enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the Merger by any Governmental Entity, which would (i) prohibit UTG’s ownership or operation of any portion of the business of Acap or its subsidiary, or (ii) compel UTG to dispose of or hold separate all or a material portion of the business or assets of Acap, its subsidiary or UTG as a result of the Merger; or
(e) by UTG if UTG is not in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and there has been any event, condition or circumstances occur or that is discovered after the date of this Agreement which has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Acap.
Section 6.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 6.01, this Agreement will forthwith become void and there will be no liability or obligation on the part of UTG or Acap, or their respective officers, directors or stockholders; provided, however, that, the provisions of Section 4.06 and Section 4.07, Article VII and this Section 6.02 will remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Article VI.
Section 6.03 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of both Parties.
Section 6.04 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, UTG, on the one hand, and Acap, on the other hand, may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations of the other Party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such Party contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or
waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party.
Article VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 7.01 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and other provisions, will survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants, agreements and other provisions contained in this Agreement that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time, Section 4.06 and this Article VII.
Section 7.02 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder will be in writing, will be effective when received, and will in any event be deemed received and effectively given (i) upon delivery, if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, (ii) three days after deposit in the U.S. mail, if delivered by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), (iii) one business day after the day of facsimile transmission, if sent by facsimile with confirming copy by U.S. mail (first class, postage prepaid), or (iv) one business day after the business
day of deposit with Federal Express or similar carrier for overnight delivery, freight prepaid, in each case to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as will be specified by like notice):
(a)
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If to UTG, to:
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UTG, Inc.
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone No.: 217/241-6300
Facsimile No.: 217/241-6578
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(b)
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If to Acap, to:
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Acap Corporation
5250 South Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone No.: 217/241-6300
Facsimile No.: 217/241-6578
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Section 7.03 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be deemed originals, will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that both Parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 7.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement, the exhibits hereto, and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the Parties referenced in this Agreement: (i) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, (ii) are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder, and (iii) may not be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise, except that UTG may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder to any entity or entities that are wholly-owned by UTG, directly or indirectly.
Section 7.05 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as to reasonably effect the intent of the Parties. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business
and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
Section 7.06 Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, as applied to contracts entered into and wholly to be performed within such state by residents thereof. Each of the Parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal district courts located within the State of Illinois, in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the matters contemplated herein unless otherwise provided herein, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State
of Illinois for such persons and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and such process.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, UTG and Acap have caused this Agreement to be signed, all as of the date first written above.
UTG, INC.
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By:
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/s/ James P. Rousey
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Name: James P. Rousey
Title: President
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ACAP CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Theodore C. Miller
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Name: Theodore C. Miller
Title: Sr. Vice President
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Annex B
UTG, Inc. and ACAP Corporation
Actuarial Fairness Opinion
as of December 31, 2010
I, Gary L. Rose, am associated with the firm of Lewis & Ellis, Inc., Actuaries & Consultants (“L&E”) and am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. I meet the Academy qualification standards for rendering a statement of actuarial opinion and am familiar with the valuation requirements applicable to life and health insurance companies. I am also familiar with the actuarial methods, considerations, and analyses used to appraise life and health insurance companies conforming with the appropriate standards of practice as promulgated by the Actuarial Standards Board, including Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 19 “Appraisals of Casualty, Health, and Life
Insurance Business”.
Lewis & Ellis, Inc. was engaged by the Board of Directors of UTG, Inc. and ACAP Corporation to provide an actuarial appraisal of the companies:
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UTG, Inc. (“UTG”); and
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ACAP Corporation (“ACAP”).
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L&E is frequently engaged to prepare such analyses of life insurance companies. The approach followed for UTG and ACAP is consistent with methodology L&E generally has employed in other valuation engagements in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. No one at L&E acts or has acted as an officer, director or employee of UTG, ACAP or any of their subsidiaries. There are no relationships between L&E and UTG or ACAP of which we are aware that would affect our capacity to provide this opinion.
Based upon the appraisal performed by L&E, it is our opinion the exchange ratio of 233 UTG, Inc. common shares for each ACAP Corporation common share represents a fair value or consideration, from a financial point of view, to ACAP shareholders as of December 31, 2010. Such exchange ratio is based upon the respective fair values of the entities as shown below:
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UTG fair value
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$75,760,369
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ACAP fair value
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$13,257,918
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Additional detail as to assumptions and methodology employed in determining these values can be found in supporting appraisal reports prepared under my direction. Any questions may be directed to me in my Overland Park office.
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/s/ Gary L. Rose
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Gary L. Rose, FSA, MAAA, CLU
LEWIS & ELLIS, INC.
11225 College Blvd, Suite 320
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 491-3388
GRose@LewisEllis.com
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June 14, 2011
Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
§ 262. Appraisal rights.
(a) Any stockholder of a corporation of this State who holds shares of stock on the date of the making of a demand pursuant to subsection (d) of this section with respect to such shares, who continuously holds such shares through the effective date of the merger or consolidation, who has otherwise complied with subsection (d) of this section and who has neither voted in favor of the merger or consolidation nor consented thereto in writing pursuant to § 228 of this title shall be entitled to an appraisal by the Court of Chancery of the fair value of the stockholder's shares of stock under the circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. As used in this section, the word "stockholder"
means a holder of record of stock in a corporation; the words "stock" and "share" mean and include what is ordinarily meant by those words; and the words "depository receipt" mean a receipt or other instrument issued by a depository representing an interest in 1 or more shares, or fractions thereof, solely of stock of a corporation, which stock is deposited with the depository.
(b) Appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock of a constituent corporation in a merger or consolidation to be effected pursuant to § 251 (other than a merger effected pursuant to § 251(g) of this title), § 252, § 254, § 255, § 256, § 257, § 258, § 263 or § 264 of this title:
(1) Provided, however, that no appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock, which stock, or depository receipts in respect thereof, at the record date fixed to determine the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of stockholders to act upon the agreement of merger or consolidation, were either (i) listed on a national securities exchange or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders; and further provided that no appraisal rights shall be available for any shares of stock of the constituent corporation surviving a merger if the merger did not require for its approval the vote of the stockholders of the surviving corporation as provided
in § 251(f) of this title.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(1) of this section, appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock of a constituent corporation if the holders thereof are required by the terms of an agreement of merger or consolidation pursuant to §§ 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 263 and 264 of this title to accept for such stock anything except:
a. Shares of stock of the corporation surviving or resulting from such merger or consolidation, or depository receipts in respect thereof;
b. Shares of stock of any other corporation, or depository receipts in respect thereof, which shares of stock (or depository receipts in respect thereof) or depository receipts at the effective date of the merger or consolidation will be either listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 holders;
c. Cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in the foregoing paragraphs (b)(2)a. and b. of this section; or
d. Any combination of the shares of stock, depository receipts and cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in the foregoing paragraphs (b)(2)a., b. and c. of this section.
(3) In the event all of the stock of a subsidiary Delaware corporation party to a merger effected under § 253 or § 267 of this title is not owned by the parent immediately prior to the merger, appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of the subsidiary Delaware corporation.
(c) Any corporation may provide in its certificate of incorporation that appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of its stock as a result of an amendment to its certificate of incorporation, any merger or consolidation in which the corporation is a constituent corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation. If the certificate of incorporation contains such a provision, the procedures of this section, including those set forth in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, shall apply as nearly as is practicable.
(d) Appraisal rights shall be perfected as follows:
(1) If a proposed merger or consolidation for which appraisal rights are provided under this section is to be submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders, the corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting, shall notify each of its stockholders who was such on the record date for notice of such meeting (or such members who received notice in accordance with § 255(c) of this title) with respect to shares for which appraisal rights are available pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section that appraisal rights are available for any or all of the shares of the constituent corporations, and shall include in such notice a copy of this section and, if 1 of the constituent corporations is a
nonstock corporation, a copy of § 114 of this title. Each stockholder electing to demand the appraisal of such stockholder's shares shall deliver to the corporation, before the taking of the vote on the merger or consolidation, a written demand for appraisal of such stockholder's shares. Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby to demand the appraisal of such stockholder's shares. A proxy or vote against the merger or consolidation shall not constitute such a demand. A stockholder electing to take such action must do so by a separate written demand as herein provided. Within 10 days after the effective date of such merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation shall notify each stockholder of each constituent corporation who has complied with this subsection
and has not voted in favor of or consented to the merger or consolidation of the date that the merger or consolidation has become effective; or
(2) If the merger or consolidation was approved pursuant to § 228, § 253, or § 267 of this title, then either a constituent corporation before the effective date of the merger or consolidation or the surviving or resulting corporation within 10 days thereafter shall notify each of the holders of any class or series of stock of such constituent corporation who are entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the merger or consolidation and that appraisal rights are available for any or all shares of such class or series of stock of such constituent corporation, and shall include in such notice a copy of this section and, if 1 of the constituent corporations is a nonstock corporation, a copy of
§ 114 of this title. Such notice may, and, if given on or after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, shall, also notify such stockholders of the effective date of the merger or consolidation. Any stockholder entitled to appraisal rights may, within 20 days after the date of mailing of such notice, demand in writing from the surviving or resulting corporation the appraisal of such holder's shares. Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby to demand the appraisal of such holder's shares. If such notice did not notify stockholders of the effective date of the merger or consolidation, either (i) each such constituent corporation shall send a second notice before the effective date of the merger or consolidation notifying each of the holders of any class or series of
stock of such constituent corporation that are entitled to appraisal rights of the effective date of the merger or consolidation or (ii) the surviving or resulting corporation shall send such a second notice to all such holders on or within 10 days after such effective date; provided, however, that if such second notice is sent more than 20 days following the sending of the first notice, such second notice need only be sent to each stockholder who is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded appraisal of such holder's shares in accordance with this subsection. An affidavit of the secretary or assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that is required to give either notice that such notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive either
notice, each constituent corporation may fix, in advance, a record date that shall be not more than 10 days prior to the date the notice is given, provided, that if the notice is given on or after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the record date shall be such effective date. If no record date is fixed and the notice is given prior to the effective date, the record date shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the notice is given.
(e) Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation or any stockholder who has complied with subsections (a) and (d) of this section hereof and who is otherwise entitled to appraisal rights, may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the value of the stock of all such stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time within 60 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, any stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party shall have the right to withdraw such stockholder's demand for appraisal and to accept
the terms offered upon the merger or consolidation. Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, any stockholder who has complied with the requirements of subsections (a) and (d) of this section hereof, upon written request, shall be entitled to receive from the corporation surviving the merger or resulting from the consolidation a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares not voted in favor of the merger or consolidation and with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. Such written statement shall be mailed to the stockholder within 10 days after such stockholder's written request for such a statement is received by the surviving or resulting corporation or within 10 days after expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal under subsection (d) of this section
hereof, whichever is later. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person who is the beneficial owner of shares of such stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such person's own name, file a petition or request from the corporation the statement described in this subsection.
(f) Upon the filing of any such petition by a stockholder, service of a copy thereof shall be made upon the surviving or resulting corporation, which shall within 20 days after such service file in the office of the Register in Chancery in which the petition was filed a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares and with whom agreements as to the value of their shares have not been reached by the surviving or resulting corporation. If the petition shall be filed by the surviving or resulting corporation, the petition shall be accompanied by such a duly verified list. The Register in Chancery, if so ordered by the Court, shall give notice of
the time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by registered or certified mail to the surviving or resulting corporation and to the stockholders shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. Such notice shall also be given by 1 or more publications at least 1 week before the day of the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Wilmington, Delaware or such publication as the Court deems advisable. The forms of the notices by mail and by publication shall be approved by the Court, and the costs thereof shall be borne by the surviving or resulting corporation.
(g) At the hearing on such petition, the Court shall determine the stockholders who have complied with this section and who have become entitled to appraisal rights. The Court may require the stockholders who have demanded an appraisal for their shares and who hold stock represented by certificates to submit their certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal proceedings; and if any stockholder fails to comply with such direction, the Court may dismiss the proceedings as to such stockholder.
(h) After the Court determines the stockholders entitled to an appraisal, the appraisal proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Court of Chancery, including any rules specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through such proceeding the Court shall determine the fair value of the shares exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger or consolidation, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. In determining such fair value, the Court shall take into account all relevant factors. Unless the Court in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest from the effective date
of the merger through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the effective date of the merger and the date of payment of the judgment. Upon application by the surviving or resulting corporation or by any stockholder entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the Court may, in its discretion, proceed to trial upon the appraisal prior to the final determination of the stockholders entitled to an appraisal. Any stockholder whose name appears on the list filed by the surviving or resulting corporation pursuant to subsection (f) of this section and who has submitted such stockholder's certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery, if such is required, may participate fully in all proceedings until it is
finally determined that such stockholder is not entitled to appraisal rights under this section.
(i) The Court shall direct the payment of the fair value of the shares, together with interest, if any, by the surviving or resulting corporation to the stockholders entitled thereto. Payment shall be so made to each such stockholder, in the case of holders of uncertificated stock forthwith, and the case of holders of shares represented by certificates upon the surrender to the corporation of the certificates representing such stock. The Court's decree may be enforced as other decrees in the Court of Chancery may be enforced, whether such surviving or resulting corporation be a corporation of this State or of any state.
(j) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the Court and taxed upon the parties as the Court deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a stockholder, the Court may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of all the shares entitled to an appraisal.
(k) From and after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, no stockholder who has demanded appraisal rights as provided in subsection (d) of this section shall be entitled to vote such stock for any purpose or to receive payment of dividends or other distributions on the stock (except dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation); provided, however, that if no petition for an appraisal shall be filed within the time provided in subsection (e) of this section, or if such stockholder shall deliver to the surviving or resulting corporation a written withdrawal of such stockholder's demand for an appraisal
and an acceptance of the merger or consolidation, either within 60 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation as provided in subsection (e) of this section or thereafter with the written approval of the corporation, then the right of such stockholder to an appraisal shall cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no appraisal proceeding in the Court of Chancery shall be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of the Court, and such approval may be conditioned upon such terms as the Court deems just; provided, however that this provision shall not affect the right of any stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party to withdraw such stockholder's demand for appraisal and to accept the terms offered upon the merger or consolidation within 60 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, as
set forth in subsection (e) of this section.
(l) The shares of the surviving or resulting corporation to which the shares of such objecting stockholders would have been converted had they assented to the merger or consolidation shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of the surviving or resulting corporation.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director, but not an officer in his or her capacity as such, to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision does not limit the liability of a director for (i) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) liability under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) for unlawful
payment of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, or (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The UTG certificate of incorporation provides that no director of UTG will be personally liable to UTG or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such an exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under applicable law.
Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person made a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation or entity against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding: if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any person made a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by or in the right of the corporation because he or she was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided
that such indemnification will be denied if the person is found liable to the corporation unless, in such a case, the court determines the person is entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the court deems proper. A corporation must indemnify a present or former director or officer who successfully defends himself or herself in a proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such proceeding. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it
is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law regarding indemnification and expense advancement is not exclusive of any other rights which may be granted by the UTG certificate of incorporation or bylaws, a vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, agreement or otherwise.
Under the DGCL, termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent does not, of itself, create a presumption that such person is prohibited from being indemnified.
The UTG bylaws provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or becomes involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to
provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 2, Article VII
of the Bylaws, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with the proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) is authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of Article VII of the Bylaws is a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a current director or officer in his or her capacity as director or officer and not in
any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced that it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise. The corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the board of directors, grant rights to
indemnification, and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Section 1 with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the corporation.
If a claim under Section 1 of Article VII of the Bylaws is not paid in full by the corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the corporation, the claimant may, at any time thereafter, bring suit against the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such a claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for
expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of providing such defense shall be on the corporation. Neither the failure of the corporation (including
its board of directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper under the circumstances because he or she has met the ethical standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.
The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in Article VII of the bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders, or disinterested directors or otherwise.
UTG may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation will have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss, under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Item 21. Exhibits
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2.1†
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Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2011(included as Annex A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus)
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5.1 *
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Form of opinion of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP regarding legality of securities being registered
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8.1
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Form of opinion of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters
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23.1
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Consent of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for UTG, Inc.
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23.2
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Consent of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Acap Corporation
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Form of consent of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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23.4
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Form of consent of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)
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Form of Proxy for Acap Corporation
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Consent of Lewis & Ellis, Inc.
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Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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Previously filed.
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Item 22. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement (notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement); and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offerieng.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the registrant undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: That every prospectus (i) that is filed pursuant to paragraph (7) above, or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act and is used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an amendment to this registration statement and will not be used until such amendment has become effective, and that for the purpose of determining liabilities under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(f) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
(g) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in this registration statement when it became effective.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this pre-effective amendment no. 1 to registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Springfield, Illinois, on September __ , 2011.
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UTG, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Jesse T. Correll
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Name: Jesse T. Correll
Title: Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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John S. Albin
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Randall L. Attkisson
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Joseph A. Brinck
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Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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September 22, 2011
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Jesse T. Correll
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Ward F. Correll
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Thomas F. Darden
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Daryl J. Heald
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Howard L. Dayton
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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Peter L. Ochs
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Director
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September 22, 2011
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William W. Perry
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President and Director
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September 22, 2011
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James P. Rousey
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Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
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September 22, 2011
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Theodore C. Miller
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*By /s/ Theodore C. Miller
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Theodore C. Miller, Attorney-in-fact
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Exhibit Index
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Description
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2.1†
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Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2011 (included as Annex A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus)
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5.1 *
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Form of opinion of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP regarding legality of securities being registered
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8.1
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Form of opinion of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters
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23.1
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Consent of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for UTG, Inc.
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23.2
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Consent of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Acap Corporation
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Form of consent of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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23.4
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Form of consent of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)
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99.1 *
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Form of Proxy for Acap Corporation
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99.2 *
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Consent of Lewis & Ellis, Inc.
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Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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Previously filed.
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