Date: August 5, 2025. Event: ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) furnished a news release reporting results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Disclosure: The company also updated online disclosure of its entire investment portfolio with holdings through June 30, 2025, available under Quarterly Results in the Financial Information section of its Investor Relations website. The filing states the furnished information is not being "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not incorporated by reference unless expressly stated. The Form 8-K is signed by Jeffrey P. Lisenby, General Counsel.
ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) reported that shareholders overwhelmingly approved all proposals connected with its pending merger with The Doctors Company at a special meeting held on 24 June 2025.
• Merger Agreement adoption: 38,225,337 shares voted FOR, just 363,050 AGAINST and 22,192 ABSTAIN; no broker non-votes were recorded. Support exceeded 99% of votes cast, comfortably surpassing any approval threshold.
• Say-on-Pay (merger-related compensation): 31,191,544 FOR, 7,185,578 AGAINST, 233,457 ABSTAIN—an 81% approval rate on an advisory basis.
• Adjournment proposal: Not required because quorum (≈75.6% of outstanding 51,070,243 shares) was achieved and the merger proposal passed.
Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger signed 19 March 2025, Jackson Acquisition Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of The Doctors Company) will merge with and into ProAssurance, making ProAssurance a wholly owned subsidiary of The Doctors Company. Management currently expects closing in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory clearances and other customary conditions.
The filing reiterates extensive forward-looking risk factors, including regulatory approvals, potential litigation, business disruption, personnel retention and market reactions during the pre-closing period. A related news release (Exhibit 99.1) announcing the vote results was issued the same day.