UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 24, 2012

 

 

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

NEVADA		001-33245		04-3850065
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10375 Professional Circle Reno, Nevada				89521
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (888) 682-6671
No change since last report (Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) of Employers Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2012. The matters that were voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.

(b)

At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected all of the Company’s nominees for director; (ii) approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 

1.	Election of three directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Valerie R. Glenn		20,381,014		635,126		1,433,711
Ronald F. Mosher		20,893,625		122,515		1,433,711
Katherine W. Ong		20,905,285		110,855		1,433,711

 

2.	Advisory (non-binding) vote approving the Company’s executive compensation:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
20,613,967		346,170		56,003		1,433,711

 

3.	Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &Young LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
22,336,518		89,838		23,495		-0-

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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: May 25, 2012