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): April 17, 2012
Erie Indemnity Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 0-24000 | 25-0466020 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 100 Erie Insurance Place, Erie, Pennsylvania | 16530 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (814)870-2000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 87th Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Erie Indemnity Company (the “Company”) was held on April 17, 2012. On the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 2,545 shares of Class B common stock outstanding which had the exclusive right to vote on all matters presented for consideration at the meeting.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company re-elected all 13 incumbent directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term. The names of the elected directors and voting results appear below.
| For | Withheld | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| J. Ralph Borneman, Jr. |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Terrence W. Cavanaugh |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jonathan Hirt Hagen |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Susan Hirt Hagen |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Thomas B. Hagen |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| C. Scott Hartz |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Claude C. Lilly, III |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lucian L. Morrison |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Thomas W. Palmer |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Martin P. Sheffield |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Richard L. Stover |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Elizabeth Hirt Vorsheck |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Robert C. Wilburn |
2,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
At its meeting on April 17, 2012, the Board of Directors of Erie Indemnity Company approved the following dividend on shares of Erie Indemnity Company Class A common stock:
Class A Rate Per Share: $0.5525
Dividend Number: 326
Declaration Date: April 17, 2012
Ex-Dividend Date: July 3, 2012
Record Date: July 6, 2012
Payable Date: July 20, 2012
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Erie Indemnity Company | ||||||
| April 18, 2012 | By: | /s/ Marcia A. Dall | ||||
| Name: | Marcia A. Dall | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and CFO | |||||