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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 10, 2011     
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-11462   13-3427277
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
1105 North Market Street, Suite 1230, P.O. Box 8985, Wilmington, DE   19899
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (ZIP Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 302-478-5142
Not Applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On May 10, 2011, Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results for the matters acted upon at this meeting were as follows:
1) Election of directors:
                         
    Votes     Votes     Broker  
    For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Class A Director:
                       
Philip R. O’Connor
    36,017,576       6,573,854       3,796,822  
Directors:
                       
Kevin R. Brine
    91,121,140       371,893       3,796,822  
Edward A. Fox
    89,025,107       2,467,926       3,796,822  
Steven A. Hirsh
    91,247,786       245,247       3,796,822  
Harold F. Ilg
    88,962,493       2,530,540       3,796,822  
James M. Litvack
    91,248,830       244,203       3,796,822  
James N. Meehan
    89,810,771       1,682,262       3,796,822  
Robert Rosenkranz
    88,826,812       2,666,221       3,796,822  
Donald A. Sherman
    88,973,082       2,519,951       3,796,822  
Robert F. Wright
    89,594,692       1,898,341       3,796,822  
2) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
         
Votes for
    92,896,418  
Votes against
    2,381,487  
Abstentions
    11,950  
3) Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the 2011 Proxy Statement.
         
Votes for
    79,614,943  
Votes against
    11,863,432  
Abstentions
    14,658  
Broker non-votes
    3,796,822  
4) Advisory vote on the frequency of executive compensation advisory votes.
         
1 Year
    86,891,010  
2 Years
    67,482  
3 Years
    4,458,933  
Abstentions
    75,608  
Broker non-votes
    3,796,822  
(b) Consistent with the Board’s recommendation that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held on an annual basis, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that such votes will be held annually.

 


 

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.
         
  DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
  /s/ ROBERT ROSENKRANZ    
  Robert Rosenkranz   
  Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
Date: May 16, 2011