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

August 31, 2017
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)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
1110 W. Commercial Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  
 
 
 
 
33309
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
(954) 958-1200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 31, 2017, 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 October 24, 2017 to shareholders of record on September 12, 2017.  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 August 31, 2017
 
 

 
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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.

             
       
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
       
 
Date:  August 31, 2017
      
By:
   /s/ Sean P. Downes
       
Name:
  
Sean P. Downes
       
Title:
  
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
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