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

November 15, 2016

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 or organization)		(Commission file number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1110 W. Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 958-1200

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

 

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ITEM 8.01

Other Events

On November 15, 2016, Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.27 per share, payable on December 12, 2016 to shareholders of record on December 1, 2016.

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 November 15, 2016

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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.

 

Date: November 15, 2016				UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
				/s/ Sean P. Downes
				Sean P. Downes
				President and Chief Executive Officer