- Current report filing (8-K)
04 May 2010 - 7:28AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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 29, 2010
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
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1-9627
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95-2702776
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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21255 Califa Street, Woodland Hills, CA
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91367-5021
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area
code
(818) 713-1000
Not
Applicable
(Former name or former 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
A
Special Meeting of the Stockholders of Zenith National Insurance Corp. (the
Registrant) was held on April 29, 2010.
Two matters were presented to a vote of the stockholders.
The first matter was to consider and vote on a
proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 17,
2010 (the Merger Agreement), among Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a
Canadian corporation (Fairfax), Fairfax Investments II USA Corp., a Delaware
corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax, and the
Registrant.
Adoption of the Merger Agreement required that
stockholders of the Registrant representing at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Registrants common stock vote in favor of the
proposal. The final vote on this first
matter was as follows:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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28,828,698
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76,382
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233,512
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Since
the favorable votes constituted 76% of the 37,930,463 outstanding shares of the
Registrants common stock, the Merger Agreement was adopted by the stockholders
of the Registrant.
The second matter was to consider and vote on a
proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to
solicit additional proxies. Because the
proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement was approved by the Registrants stockholders,
this matter became moot. The final vote
on the second matter was as follows:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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27,033,933
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1,858,527
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246,132
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Brokers did not have discretionary voting authority
on either matter and, as a result, there were no broker non-votes. No votes were withheld for either matter.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ZENITH
NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
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May 3, 2010
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By:
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/s/Michael
E. Jansen
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Name:
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Michael
E. Jansen
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President And General Counsel
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