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<a name="s49CA7725F3FAC4F6B750A1527A85176A"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;padding-top:13px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As reported in Item 5.07 below, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.&#8217;s (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) stockholders approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company&#8217;s authorized number of shares of common stock from 150,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares. The Company's Board of Directors approved the increase to the Company&#8217;s authorized shares of common stock on September 24, 2015, subject to approval by the Company&#8217;s stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on December 15, 2015. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reflecting the increase, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2015.  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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)
December 15, 2015
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33143
04-3106389
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
59 Maiden Lane, 43
rd
Floor, New York, New York
10038
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(212) 220-7120
(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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03    Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
As reported in Item 5.07 below, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s (the "Company") stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company's authorized number of shares of common stock from 150,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares. The Company's Board of Directors approved the increase to the Company's authorized shares of common stock on September 24, 2015, subject to approval by the Company's stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on December 15, 2015.
The Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reflecting the increase, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2015.  A summary of the amendment was included in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2015.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on December 15, 2015.  The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement, are as follows:
Description of Matters Submitted
For
Against
Abstain
1.
Approval of amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 500,000,000.
61,736,860
15,996,841
120,869
Item 9.01    Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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.
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date
December 16, 2015
/s/ Stephen Ungar
Stephen Ungar
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary