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): April 19, 2012
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Missouri | 2-40764 | 44-0308260 | ||
| (State of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3520 Broadway | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | 64111-2565 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Telephone Number: (816) 753-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
| (a) | The annual meeting of stockholders of Kansas City Life Insurance Company was held on April 19, 2012. |
| (b) | The results, with respect to the item voted upon at the annual meeting of stockholders, are set forth below. |
Item 1. Election of Directors.
Five board nominees for director were elected by a majority of the votes cast for terms expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results are as follows:
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| R. Philip Bixby |
8,893,045 | 404,213 | 42,276 | 1,861,019 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Braude |
9,290,808 | 6,450 | 42,276 | 2,258,782 | ||||||||||||
| John C. Cozad |
9,293,601 | 4,622 | 42,276 | 2,260,610 | ||||||||||||
| Tracy W. Knapp |
9,097,313 | 199,364 | 42,276 | 2,065,868 | ||||||||||||
| Mark A. Milton |
9,189,521 | 109,302 | 42,276 | 2,155,930 | ||||||||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Registrant)
| By: |
/s/ A. Craig Mason, Jr. | |
| A. Craig Mason, Jr. | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
April 19, 2012