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 4, 2014 |
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ProAssurance Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-16533 | 63-1261433 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer I.D. No.) |
100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, Alabama | 35209 |
(Address of Principal Executive Office ) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 877-4400 |
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURES
On December 4, 2014, ProAssurance Corporation (the “Company”) adopted a written stock trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 (the “Plan”) to facilitate the continued repurchase of its shares in accordance with ProAssurance’s existing share repurchase authorization.
The Plan has been established pursuant to, and as part of, the Company’s existing share repurchase program. We have approximately $198 million remaining in the repurchase authorization approved by our Board of Directors.
The Plan provides that a broker selected by ProAssurance has the authority to repurchase shares at prevailing market prices on the New York Stock Exchange pursuant to the terms and limitations specified in the Plan.
The term of the Plan is December 5, 2014 through February 25, 2015. Any purchase of shares under the Plan will be made in accordance with an undisclosed formula that is incorporated into the terms of the Plan.
Further, purchases made under the terms of the Plan will be subject to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There can be no guarantee that any shares will repurchased by ProAssurance either through the Plan or otherwise.
The information we are furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8K is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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 4, 2014
PROASSURANCE CORPORATION
by: /s/ Frank B. O’Neil
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Frank B. O’Neil
Senior Vice-President
Senior Vice-President