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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):
 
December 6, 2016

Erie Indemnity Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
0-24000
25-0466020
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(State or other jurisdiction
_____________
(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
100 Erie Insurance Place, Erie, Pennsylvania
 
16530
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(814) 870-2000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report


 
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:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Erie Indemnity Company (the "Company") issued a press release regarding the December 6, 2016 Board of Directors meeting, where the Board set the management fee rate charged by the Company to Erie Insurance Exchange and approved an increase in shareholder dividends. The Company's Board of Directors also declared the following quarterly dividend on shares of Erie Indemnity Company Class A common stock. See the Press Release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Dividend Number: 345
Class A Rate Per Share: $0.7825
Declaration Date: December 6, 2016
Ex-Dividend Date: January 3, 2017
Record Date: January 5, 2017
Payable Date: January 20, 2017



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Erie Indemnity Company
  
 
 
 
 
December 7, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Brian W. Bolash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Brian W. Bolash
 
 
 
 
Title: Corporate Secretary and Senior Counsel



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Exhibit Index

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 7, 2016