form8k_05052011.htm

 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 5, 2011 (May 3, 2011)
   
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Georgia
0-3722
58-1027114
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS employer
Identification No.)
   
4370 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30319
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(404) 266-5500
   
N/A
(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:
 
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, with voting results as set forth below:
 
(a) A vote regarding the election of eight (8) directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
 
Shares Voted
  
 
For
Withheld
Not Voted
J. Mack Robinson
16,435,906
1,180,508
3,524,722
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
16,710,704
905,710
3,524,722
Edward E. Elson
17,449,833
166,581
3,524,722
Samuel E. Hudgins
16,565,477
1,050,937
3,524,722
Harriett J. Robinson
16,737,644
878,770
3,524,722
Scott G. Thompson
16,709,541
906,873
3,524,722
William H. Whaley, M.D.
16,667,651
948,763
3,524,722
Dom H. Wyant
17,451,121
165,293
3,524,722
 
(b) A vote regarding ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year:
 
 
Shares Voted
  
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
21,099,988
20,490
20,658

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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.
 

ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION


By:  /s/ John G. Sample, Jr.
        John G. Sample, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  May 5, 2011