<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.7.0.58--><!--Created on: 8/14/2020 08:57:55 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-top:1.0px;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-top:1pt;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2020</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">Midwest Holding Inc.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><i style="font-style:italic;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</i></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:32.97%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">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. <font style="font-family:'Segoe UI Symbol';">&#9744;</font></p><div style="padding-bottom:1.0px;border-bottom:3.0pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Midwest Holding Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). Following the receipt of stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting as described in Item 5.07 of the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2020, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company on August 10, 2020 that, among other things, changed the total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue is twenty-two million (22,000,000) shares of Common Stock, of which twenty million (20,000,000) shares are designated as voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Voting Common Stock&#8221;) and two million (2,000,000) shares are designated as the nonvoting common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Nonvoting Stock&#8221;); and two million (2,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Preferred Stock&#8221;).</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">In addition, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole board. The directors shall be divided into three classes, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders one year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders two years thereafter. At each annual meeting of shareholders following such initial classification and election, directors elected to success those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders after their election.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The foregoing Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on August 5, 2020 and were accepted and effective as of August 10, 2020.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The foregoing description of the Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;">(d) <u style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Exhibits</u>.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The following exhibits are filed herewith:</p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:2.37%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:87.53%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:10.08%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b 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0pt 12pt 0pt;">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, thereunto duly authorized.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Dated: August 14, 2020.</p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:48.96%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:6.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div 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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2020
Midwest Holding Inc.
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NEBRASKA
000-10685
20-0362426
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2900 South 70th Street, Suite 400
Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
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(402) 489-8266
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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).
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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.
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Midwest Holding Inc. (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Following the receipt of stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting as described in Item 5.07 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2020, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company on August 10, 2020 that, among other things, changed the total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue is twenty-two million (22,000,000) shares of Common Stock, of which twenty million (20,000,000) shares are designated as voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Voting Common Stock") and two million (2,000,000) shares are designated as the nonvoting common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Nonvoting Stock"); and two million (2,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock").
In addition, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole board. The directors shall be divided into three classes, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders one year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders two years thereafter. At each annual meeting of shareholders following such initial classification and election, directors elected to success those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders after their election.
The foregoing Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on August 5, 2020 and were accepted and effective as of August 10, 2020.
The foregoing description of the Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Midwest Holding Inc.
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Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Midwest Holding Inc.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
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