UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 18, 2004
UICI
| Delaware | 001-14953 | 75-2044750 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 9151 Grapevine Highway, North Richland Hills, Texas | 76180 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 255-5200
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| Item 8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 18, 2004, UICI issued a press release announcing that, following a final approval hearing held on October 5, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a final order and judgment approving the Company’s previously announced settlement of a class action case originally filed in Mississippi and a representative action originally filed in California challenging the relationship between UICI’s insurance companies and the membership associations that make available to their members the Company’s health insurance products. Pursuant to the Court’s order, among other things, the Court certified a nationwide settlement class of current and former MEGA and Mid-West insureds and current and former members of the associations, and the Court approved the terms of the previously announced settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate, and in the best interest of the settlement class.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. | |||
| Not applicable | ||||
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information | |||
| Not applicable | ||||
| (c) | Exhibits | |||
99.1
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— | Press release issued by the Company on October 18, 2004 announcing that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a final order and judgment approving the Company’s previously announced settlement of a class action case originally filed in Mississippi and a representative action originally filed in California challenging the relationship between UICI’s insurance companies and the membership associations that make available to their members the Company’s health insurance products. |
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.
| UICI (Registrant) |
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| Date: October 21, 2004 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Hauptman | ||
| Mark D. Hauptman | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | ||||
| Number |
Description |
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99.1
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— | Press release issued by the Company on October 18, 2004 announcing that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a final order and judgment approving the Company’s previously announced settlement of a class action case originally filed in Mississippi and a representative action originally filed in California challenging the relationship between UICI’s insurance companies and the membership associations that make available to their members the Company’s health insurance products. |
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