Edgar Filing: UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: January 22, 2018

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

/s/ Sean P. Downes

Sean P. Downes

Chief Executive Officer

8-K

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

January 22, 2018

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33251

65-0231984

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission

file number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1110 W. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 958-1200

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future results could differ materially from those described, and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements. For further information regarding risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations and future results, refer to the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Item 8.01

Other Events

On January 22, 2018, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.14 per share, payable on March 12, 2018 to shareholders of record on February 28, 2018. The Company also announced that it expects to declare and pay a proposed regular quarterly dividend during fiscal year 2018 of $0.14 per share of the Company’s common stock.

The announcement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


99.1		Press release dated January 22, 2018

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.