UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2020
Vericity, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38945 | 46-2348863 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 900S
Chicago, Illinois 60631
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 379-2397
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share | VERY | NASDAQ Capital Market |
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the Annual Meeting on August 5, 2020, Vericity’s shareholders voted on proposals to (i) elect seven (7) directors to serve until the next annual meeting and until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified; and (ii) ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. The voting results for each proposal were as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors: |
| Director |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Neil Ashe |
13,085,638 | 0 | 1,288 | 512,871 | ||||
| Calvin Dong |
13,081,942 | 0 | 4,984 | 512,871 | ||||
| Richard A. Hemmings |
13,081,822 | 0 | 5,104 | 512,871 | ||||
| James E. Hohmann |
13,081,992 | 0 | 4,934 | 512,871 | ||||
| Scott Perry |
13,085,696 | 0 | 1,230 | 512,871 | ||||
| Eric Rahe |
13,082,042 | 0 | 4,884 | 512,871 | ||||
| James W. Schacht |
13,085,526 | 0 | 1,400 | 512,871 |
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 13,599,664 | 25 | 108 | — |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: August 10, 2020 | VERICITY, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ John Buchanan | |||||
| Name: |
John Buchanan | |||||
| Title: |
General Counsel and Secretary | |||||