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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

 

August 20, 2020

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

AMERCO

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada                                                    001-11255                                          88-0106815

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5555 Kietzke Lane , Ste. 100

Reno , NV 89511

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

775 668-6300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock , $0.25 par value

UHAL

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

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:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 

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).

Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section   13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

 

 

 


 


Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On August   20,   2020, AMERCO   (the “Company”)   held its 2020   Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At such meeting   our stockholders voted upon and approved:   (i) the election of   Edward J. Shoen, James E. Acridge, John P. Brogan, James J. Grogan, Richard J. Herrera, Karl A. Schmidt, Roberta R. Shank and   Samuel J. Shoen   as directors of the Company,   to serve until the 2021   Annual Meeting of Stockholders   of the Company (“Proposal 1”); (ii) an advisory vote on the approval of compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers (“Proposal 2”); (iii) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers (once every year, once every two years or once every three years) (“Proposal 3”); (iv) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent   registered public accounting firm   for   the   fiscal   year ending March 31,   2021 (“Proposal 4”);   and (v) a proposal received from   Company stockholder proponents   to ratify and affirm the decisions and actions taken by the Board   of Directors   and   executive   officers   of the Company, with respect to AMERCO, its subsidiaries,   and its   various constituencies, for the   fiscal year ended   March 31, 2020 (“Proposal 5”).  

The following table sets forth the votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AMERCO.

 

 

Votes

Cast For

Votes

Cast Against

Votes

Withheld

 

Abstentions

Broker

Non-votes

Proposal 1

 

 

 

 

 

   Edward J. Shoen

14,584,801

-

1,931,968

-

926,178

   James E. Acridge

16,199,097

-

317,672

-

926,178

   John P. Brogan

14,648,937

-

1,867,832

-

926,178

   James J. Grogan

15,512,178

-

1,004,591

-

926,178

   Richard J. Herrera

16,208,348

-

308,421

-

926,178

   Karl A. Schmidt

16,431,471

-

85,298

-

926,178

   Roberta R. Shank

16,488,485

-

28,284

-

926,178

   Samuel J. Shoen

14,447,950

-

2,068,819

-

926,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2

16,117,530

366,199

-

33,040

926,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3: (once every year)

3,904,960

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3: (once every two years)

23,959

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3: (once every three years)

12,578,866

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3

-

-

-

8,984

926,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4

17,353,823

80,838

-

8,286

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 5

13,392,390

3,110,582

-

13,797

926,178

 

The Company has considered the outcome of Proposal 3 and has determined, as was recommended with respect to this proposal by the Company's Board of Directors in the Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, that the Company will hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers once every three years until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.

 

Item 8.01.   Other Items

On August 21, 2020, AMERCO (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock of $0.50 per share payable to all shareholders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of close of business on September 7, 2020. The payment date for the special dividend will be September 21, 2020.

 

The Company's press release regarding the special dividend is included as Exhibit 99.1.


 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.  

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated August 21, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: August 21, 2020

 

AMERCO

 

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg

 

Jason A. Berg

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

  Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated August 21, 2020.

 

 


Contact:

Sebastien Reyes

Director of Investor Relations

AMERCO

(602) 263-6601

sebastien_reyes@uhaul.com

 

AMERCO Announces Special Cash Dividend

 

Reno, Nev. (August 21, 2020) AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL), the parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on August 20, 2020, declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable September 21, 2020 to holders of record on September 7, 2020.

 

About AMERCO

 

AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.

 

About U-Haul

 

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry which includes a fleet of trucks, trailers and towing devices. U-Haul also offers storage throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.