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): December 1, 2020

 

NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-36311		27-1046208
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

59 Maiden Lane, 38th Floor

New York, New York 10038

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 380-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		NGHC		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A		NGHCP		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares, Representing 1/40th of a Share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B		NGHCO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares, Representing 1/40th of a Share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C		NGHCN		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
7.625% Subordinated Notes due 2055		NGHCZ		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, on July 7, 2020, National General Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), The Allstate Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Bluebird Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Applications or notifications in connection with the Merger or the changes in control of various subsidiaries of the Company that may be deemed to occur as a result of the Merger have been filed with various U.S. state insurance regulatory authorities. If all insurance regulatory approvals are obtained by the end of December 2020, the parties anticipate the transaction will close on or about January 4, 2021, subject to other customary closing conditions. However, there can be no assurance all such insurance regulatory approvals will be obtained by the end of December 2020. If such insurance regulatory approvals are not obtained by such date, as previously disclosed, the transaction is expected to close in early 2021, subject to customary closing conditions (including receipt of such insurance regulatory approvals).

Forward Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and “believe” or their variations or similar terminology. There can be no assurance that actual developments will be those anticipated by the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements as a result of significant risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the failure to satisfy conditions to completion of the proposed Merger. The forward-looking statements contained in this current report on Form 8-K are made only as of the date of this current report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement except as may be required by law. Additional information about these risks and uncertainties, as well as others that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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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.

Date: December 1, 2020