Form8Kannualmeeting


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 23, 2014
  
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
 
001-33143
 
04-3106389
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 

59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, New York
10038
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(212) 220-7120

 


 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 23, 2014. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:

Description of Matters Submitted
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Election of Directors:
 
 
 
 
Donald T. DeCarlo
64,829,469
1,446,455
5,744,661
 
Susan C. Fisch
65,870,389
405,535
5,744,661
 
Abraham Gulkowitz
65,868,679
407,245
5,744,661
 
George Karfunkel
65,042,002
1,233,922
5,744,661
 
Michael Karfunkel
54,012,845
12,263,079
5,744,661
 
Jay J. Miller
65,609,697
666,227
5,744,661
 
Barry D. Zyskind
65,491,244
784,680
5,744,661
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
2. Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ended December 31, 2014.
71,760,681
210,327
49,577
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
3. Approval of advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the accompanying narrative disclosure, set forth in the Company’s 2014 annual meeting proxy statement
63,096,819
3,100,544
78,546
5,744,676





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. 
 

 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
 

Date
May 23, 2014
 

 
/s/ Stephen Ungar
 
Stephen Ungar
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary