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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 24, 2012
Homeowners Choice, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Florida | 001-34126 | 20-5961396 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 100
Tampa, Florida 33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(813) 405-3600
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 24, 2012. Three matters were voted upon at the meeting: (1) the election of two Class A directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A. as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012; and (3) the approval of the Homeowners Choice, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Harish M. Patel and Martin A. Traber were elected to the board of directors at the meeting.
The number of votes cast for and the number of votes withheld as to each director nominee appear below.
| Director Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Harish M. Patel |
2,329,132 | 52,227 | ||||||
| Martin A. Traber |
1,985,238 | 396,121 | ||||||
The number of votes cast for, against and abstaining in the second matter voted upon appears below.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Ratification of the appointment of Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A. as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. |
5,595,838 | 32,425 | 4,553 | |||||||||
The number of votes cast for, against and abstaining and the number of broker non-votes in the third matter voted upon appear below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||||
| Approval of the Homeowners Choice, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
1,958,704 | 351,304 | 71,351 | 3,251,457 | ||||||||||||
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
| HOMEOWNERS CHOICE, INC. | ||
| BY: | /s/ Richard R. Allen | |
| Name: | Richard R. Allen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this Form 8-K has been provided to Homeowners Choice, Inc. and will be retained by Homeowners Choice, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.