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 2, 2018 (May 1, 2018)

ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
  
0-3722
  
58-1027114
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS employer
Identification No.)

4370 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30319
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(404) 266-5500

N/A
(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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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).

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

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

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Atlantic American Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, with voting results as set forth below:

(a) A vote regarding the election of six (6) directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

Shares Voted
 
 
For
Withheld
Not Voted
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
17,095,056
872,881
1,615,378
       
Robin R. Howell
16,922,116
1,045,821
1,615,378
       
Mark E. Preisinger
17,759,684
208,253
1,615,378
       
Joseph M. Scheerer
17,789,613
178,324
1,615,378
       
Scott G. Thompson
17,065,024
902,913
1,615,378
       
D. Keehln Wheeler
17,759,669
208,268
1,615,378

(b) A vote regarding ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year:

Shares Voted
 
For
Against
Abstain
19,536,114
6,904
40,297


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.

 
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
     
 
By:
/s/ J. Ross Franklin
   
J. Ross Franklin
   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date:  May 2, 2018