Citizens Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): April 9, 2025
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-16509
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On April 2, 2025, Gerald W. Shields, former Chief Executive Officer and the only non-independent director of the Board of Directors ("Board") of Citizens, Inc. (the “Company”), submitted a written resignation from the Board contingent upon the Board accepting such resignation and selecting an effective date. On April 9, 2025, the Board met and agreed to accept his resignation and on April 10, 2025 resolved that the effective date will be April 15, 2025.
As a non-independent director, Mr. Shields does not serve on any standing committees. He did not refuse to stand for re-election to the Board nor resign because of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| CITIZENS, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Sheryl Kinlaw | |||||||||||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||||||||||
Date: April 11, 2025