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

 

December 4 ,  201 3

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

AMERCO

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada

1-11255

88-0106815

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

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

 

1325 Airmotive Way, Ste. 100  

Reno , Nevada 89502-3239  

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(775) 688-6300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 8.01.  Other Items

 

On December 6, 2013, AMERCO (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend on its Common Stock of $1.00 per share payable to all shareholders of record of the Company’s Common Stock as of close of business on January 10, 2014. The payment date for t he special dividend will be February 14, 2014.

 

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

 

 

Item 9.01.  Fi nancial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)   Exhibits.  

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated December 6, 2013 .

 

 

 

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: December 6, 2013

 

AMERCO

 

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg

Jason A. Berg,

Principal Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 



 

Exhibit Index

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release dated December 6, 2013 .

 

 


 

Contact:                                  

Sebasti e n Reyes

Director, Investor Relations 

AMERCO  (602) 263-6601 

sebasti e n_reyes@uhaul.com

 

 

AMERCO Announces Special Cash Dividend

 

Reno, Nev. (December 6 , 2013 ) AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL) , the parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on December 4, 2013, declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock of $1.00 per share. The dividend will be payable F ebruary 14, 2014 to holders of record on January 10, 2014.

 

AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of owners hip is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.

 

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 industr y , 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.

 

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supp ly during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future gener ations to meet their own needs. Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel-efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material and packing peanuts that are 100% biodegradable.  Learn more about these facts and others a t uhaul.com/sustainability.

 

For more information about AMERCO, please visit www.amerco.com .