Form 8-K
 
 

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): June 16, 2010

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-34480   26-2994223
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ
  07310
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-2000

 
 
(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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following proposals were submitted to the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) for a vote at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 16, 2010:

  1.   The election of four members of the Board of Directors; and

  2.   The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2010.

The results of such votes were as follows:

1. The Company’s stockholders elected each of the four nominees to the Board of Directors for a three year term by the following votes:

Class A Directors 

                         
 
  Number of Votes   Number of Votes   Number of Broker
Name of Nominee
  For   Withheld   Non-Votes
 
                 
John F. Lehman, Jr.
    102,978,529       4,765,173       4,594,646  
Andrew G. Mills
    106,596,666       1,147,036       4,594,646  
Arthur J. Rothkopf
    106,555,704       1,187,998       4,594,646  

Class B Director

                         
 
  Number of Votes   Number of Votes   Number of Broker
Name of Nominee
  For   Withheld   Non-Votes
 
                 
Constantine P. Iordanou
    45,443,895       0       0  

2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2010 by the following vote:

                         
Number of Votes   Number of Votes     Number of Votes     Number of Broker  
For   Against     Abstaining     Non-Votes  
157,035,544
    659,216       87,483       0  

 

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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.

             
    VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. 
 
     
Date: June 18, 2010    By:     /s/ Kenneth E. Thompson  
 
      Name:     Kenneth E. Thompson 
 
      Title:     Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 

 

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