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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 24, 2018

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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NEVADA
 
001-33245
 
04-3850065
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
10375 Professional Circle
 
 
Reno, Nevada
 
89521
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (888) 682-6671

No change since last report
(Former Name or Address, 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 matters that were voted upon at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) of Employer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.
(b)
At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the Company’s nominees for director; (ii) approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation; (iii) approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors; (iv) approved amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to allow Stockholder amendments to the Bylaws and other immaterial amendments; and (v) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
1.
Election of two directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Valerie R. Glenn
 
23,637,799
 
178,562
 
30,236
 
1,989,569
Prasanna G. Dhoré
 
23,688,948
 
127,137
 
30,512
 
1,989,569
2.
Advisory (non-binding) vote approving the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
23,092,680
 
727,039
 
26,878
 
1,989,569
3A.    To approve the amendment to declassify the Board of Directors:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
23,692,139
 
112,878
 
41,580
 
1,989,569
3B.    To approve the amendments on amending the Bylaws and other amendments:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
23,692,956
 
112,146
 
41,495
 
1,989,569
4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &Young LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
25,611,053
 
205,039
 
20,074
 







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.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.
 
Dated:
May 25, 2018
/s/ Lenard T. Ormsby
 
 
Lenard T. Ormsby
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel