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): June 15, 2012
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Missouri | 2-40764 | 44-0308260 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3520 Broadway | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | 64111-2565 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Telephone Number: (816) 753-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
Wells Fargo Bank has been selected as the new recordkeeper under the Kansas City Life Insurance Company Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”), which will result in a blackout period with respect to participants’ accounts in the Plan. During the blackout period, transactions involving Kansas City Life Insurance Company’s (“KCL”) common stock under the Plan will not be permitted. The blackout period is currently expected to begin at 3 p.m. Central Time on June 26, 2012 and end during the week of July 16, 2012.
On May 25, 2012, KCL received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and, on that date, in accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Regulation BTR promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a notice was sent to KCL’s directors and executive officers informing them of the blackout period and certain trading restrictions in KCL’s equity securities that will be imposed on directors and executive officers during the blackout period. Such notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, includes the information required by Rule 104(b) of Regulation BTR, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Kansas City Life Insurance Company | |
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.
KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ A. Craig Mason, Jr.
Vice President
June 15, 2012
(Date)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Kansas City Life Insurance Company | |