Current Report Filing (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): August 27, 2015

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa		0-10956		42-6234555
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

717 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, Iowa		50309
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(515) 345‑2902

(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:

[ ]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 27, 2015, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock payable September 15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2015. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description

99		Press Release

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, on August 27, 2015.

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC.

Registrant

/s/ Mark E. Reese

Mark E. Reese

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

99		Press Release

EXHIBIT 99

EMC Insurance Group Inc. Increases

Quarterly Cash Dividend

 

DES MOINES, Iowa (August 27, 2015) - EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ OMX/GS:EMCI) (the “Company”) today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock payable September 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of September 8, 2015. The $0.17 per share quarterly dividend represents a 2.0 percent increase over the previous dividend, which equated to a split-adjusted dividend of $0.1667 per share. “Operating results for the first half of the year improved in both segments compared to the prior year,” stated President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce G. Kelley. “This improvement, coupled with our strong balance sheet, provided an opportunity to increase the dividend from a fractional amount. The Company also anticipates conducting a dividend analysis in the fourth quarter, consistent with past practice.”

About EMCI

EMC Insurance Group Inc. is a publicly held insurance holding company with operations in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, which was formed in 1974 and became publicly held in 1982. The Company’s common stock trades on the Global Select Market tier of the NASDAQ OMX Stock Market under the symbol EMCI. Additional information regarding EMC Insurance Group Inc. may be found at www.emcins.com/ir. EMCI’s parent company is Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMCC). EMCI and EMCC, together with their subsidiary and affiliated companies, conduct operations under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies.