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): January 16, 2015

THE NATIONAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-18649			63-1020300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
661 East Davis Street
Elba, Alabama					36323
(Address of principal executive offices)					(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:			[phone]
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 Events

On January 20, 2015, The National Security Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly dividend. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Any statement contained in this report which is not a historical fact, or which might otherwise be considered an opinion or projection concerning the Company or its business, whether expressed or implied, is meant as and should be considered a forward-looking statement as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The following report contains forward-looking statements that are not strictly historical and that involve risks and uncertainties.  Such statements include any statements containing the words “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or other words of a similar nature. Management cautions investors about forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements involve certain evaluation criteria, such as risks, uncertainties, estimates, and/or assumptions made by individuals informed of the Company and industries in which we operate.  Any variation in the preceding evaluation criteria could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Press release, dated January 20, 2015, issued by The National Security Group, Inc.

    

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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.

		The National Security Group, Inc.
Date: January 20, 2015		By: /s/ Brian R. McLeod
		Brian R. McLeod Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

661 East Davis Street

Post Office Box 703

Elba, Alabama 36323

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Additional Information: Contact Brian McLeod - Chief Financial Officer @ [phone].
The National Security Group, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

ELBA, ALABAMA (January 20, 2015)…On January 16, 2015, the Board of Directors of The National Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSEC), declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. This cash dividend is payable on February 27, 2015, to shareholders of record February 2, 2015.

With its home office in Elba, Alabama, The National Security Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company. Company shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol NSEC.