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): February 12, 2016
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 402-5000
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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 12, 2016, Robert D. Beyer, a member of the board of directors of the Registrant since 2006, informed the Registrant that he will not stand for re-election to the board of directors at the Registrant’s annual stockholders meeting scheduled for May 24, 2016. Mr. Beyer will continue to serve as a director until such stockholders meeting. Mr. Beyer’s decision to not stand for re-election did not involve any disagreement with the Registrant. A copy of the press release announcing that Mr. Beyer will not stand for re-election is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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.
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Daniel G. Gordon |
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Date: February 16, 2016 |
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Exhibit 99
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Greg Burns
(847) 402-5600
Allstate Announces Robert D. Beyer
Will Not Stand for Re-Election to Board of Directors
NORTHBROOK, Ill., February 16, 2016 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced that Robert D. Beyer, chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, has decided not to seek re-election to the company’s board of directors. Beyer joined the Allstate board in 2006 and currently chairs the risk and return committee and serves on the audit and executive committees.
“Bob has been a fabulous board member providing strategic advice, business expertise and oversight on behalf of our shareholders for 10 years,” said Thomas J. Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation. “In addition, his investment insights were invaluable during the financial market crisis and made him a strong leader of the board’s risk and return committee. Our entire board will miss him but wish him continued success in the future,” concluded Wilson.
Allstate’s board will have 10 directors when Beyer’s term expires on the date of the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for May 24.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life’s uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Allstate is widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®.” The Allstate brand’s network of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and services to customers in the United States and Canada.
Financial information, including material announcements about The Allstate Corporation, is routinely posted on www.allstateinvestors.com.
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