Form 8-K - Current report

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 14, 2024

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35761

75-3241967

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 2nd Avenue S.

33701

Saint Petersburg,

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(727)

633-0851

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share	ACIC	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Meeting"), the stockholders of American Coastal Insurance Corporation (the "Company") approved the Amended and Restated American Coastal Insurance Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which had been previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), subject to stockholder approval.

The following paragraphs provide a summary of certain terms of the Plan. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan was also described in Proposal Two in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2024 in connection with the 2024 Annual Meeting.

The purposes of the Plan are to: (i) attract, retain, focus and motivate the Company's and its affiliates' executives and other selected employees, directors, consultants and advisors and (ii) increase stockholder value. The Plan will be administered by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee").

Subject to the terms of the Plan, 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock are authorized for grants of stock options (including incentive stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, annual cash incentives, long-term cash incentives, dividend equivalent units and other types of stock-based awards to officers or employees of the Company or its affiliates, directors (including non-employee directors) of the Company, consultants and advisors to the Company and its affiliates, and persons the Company or an affiliate has engaged to become officers or employees.

The Compensation Committee or the Board may amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to any requirement of Board or stockholder approval required by applicable law, rule or regulation. Stockholders must also approve certain other Plan amendments, including an amendment to materially increase the number of shares of common stock that are reserved for issuance under the Plan.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company's 2024 Annual Meeting was held for stockholders to consider and act upon the three proposals listed below. A total of 39,684,817 shares of our common stock, out of a total of 47,799,465 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on March 18, 2024, were present in person or represented by proxy. The final results of the stockholder votes regarding each proposal were as follows:

Proposal One: The stockholders elected each of the five persons named below to serve as Class B directors for a two-year term until the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.


		For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non Votes
Class B Directors
	Alec L. Poitevint, II	29,151,651	464,051	61,973	10,007,142
	Kern M. Davis, M.D.	23,573,349	6,045,757	58,569	10,007,142
	William H. Hood, III	29,537,183	80,473	60,019	10,007,142
	Sherrill W. Hudson	29,300,586	316,999	60,090	10,007,142
	Patrick F. Maroney	29,529,678	86,079	61,918	10,007,142

Proposal Two: The stockholders vote to approve the Plan.


For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non Votes
29,307,066	295,204	75,405	10,007,142

Proposal Three: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.


For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non Votes
39,542,668	19,705	122,444	—

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits




Exhibit No.						Description
1 0 .1						American Coastal Insurance Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 2, 2024).

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.


		AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
May 16, 2024	By:	/s/ B. Bradford Martz
		B. Bradford Martz, President

Cover Page Document	May 14, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 14, 2024
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-35761
Entity Tax Identification Number	75-3241967
Entity Address, Address Line One	800 2nd Avenue S.
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33701
Entity Address, City or Town	Saint Petersburg,
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
City Area Code	(727)
Local Phone Number	633-0851
Trading Symbol	ACIC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Central Index Key	0001401521