# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001018979
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-269381
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-269381.hdr.sgml**: 20260612

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-269381

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260610

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260612

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260612

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AMERISAFE INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001018979
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 752069407
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12251
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261086533

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2301 HIGHWAY 190 WEST
- **CITY:** DERIDDER
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 70634
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 337-463-9052

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2301 HIGHWAY 190 WEST
- **CITY:** DERIDDER
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 70634

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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): June 10, 2026

## AMERISAFE, INC.

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| **Texas** | **001-12251** | **75-2069407** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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#### 2301 Highway 190 West

#### DeRidder, Louisiana 70634

#### (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (337) 463-9052
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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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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 or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | AMSF | Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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.**  |

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On June 10, 2026, AMERISAFE, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting"). At the 2026 Annual Meeting, as further described below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Report"), the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Formation (as amended from time to time, the "Certificate of Formation") to make certain technical amendments to the Certificate of Formation to conform to the requirements of the TBOC and make other clarifying and technical changes (the "Technical Amendments"). As disclosed below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report, the Company's shareholders did not approve the amendment to the Certificate of Formation to provide for officer exculpation (the "Officer Exculpation Amendment"). Accordingly, on June 10, 2026, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of formation of the Company (the "Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation") with the Texas Secretary of State, which did not include the Officer Exculpation Amendment and which is expected to become effective once accepted for filing by the Texas Secretary of State. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 5.07.** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**  |

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The Company held the 2026 Annual Meeting on June 10, 2026 at the Company's corporate headquarters in DeRidder, Louisiana. The voting results for each matter submitted to the Company's shareholders for approval, as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 24, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement"), is provided below.

Of the 18,703,771 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of April 16, 2026, the record date for the 2026 Annual Meeting, 17,128,230 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the 2026 Annual Meeting. The inspector of election reported the final vote of the Company's shareholders as follows:

1. *Election of directors*. The following director nominees were elected for terms expiring at the Company's 2029 annual meeting of shareholders:

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| Name | Votes For | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Broker Non-Votes |
|  Michael J. Brown |  | 15120165 |  | 859290 |  | 1148775 |
| G. Janelle Frost |  | 15651044 |  | 328411 |  | 1148775 |
|  Sean M. Traynor |  | 15660680 |  | 318775 |  | 1148775 |

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2. *Advisory vote to approve the Company's compensation of its named executive officers*. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement under "Executive Compensation" and discussed under "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," was approved on an advisory basis.

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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 15834256 | 138678 | 6521 | 1148775 |

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3. *Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026*. The appointment of Ernst & Young was ratified.

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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 16694687 | 430980 | 2563 |

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4. *Approval of the Officer Exculpation Amendment*. The amendment to the Company's Certificate of Formation to provide for officer exculpation was not approved, as the votes in favor did not exceed the required two-thirds of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock.

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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 8963682 | 7013076 | 2697 | 1148775 |

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5. *Approval of the Technical Amendments*. The amendment to the Company's Certificate of Formation to make the Technical Amendments was approved.

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 15937796 | 39198 | 2461 | 1148775 |

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit<br>Number | Description |
| 3.1 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of AMERISAFE, Inc.](d135171dex31.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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#### 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.

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| AMERISAFE, INC. | AMERISAFE, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Kathryn H. Shirley |
|  | Kathryn H. Shirley |
|  | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary |

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Date: June 12, 2026

## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1** 

**CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION** 

**OF** 

**AMERISAFE, INC.** 

**As Amended and Restated on** 

**June 10, 2026** 

**ARTICLE I** 

**NAME** 

The name of the Corporation is AMERISAFE, Inc.

**ARTICLE II** 

**ENTITY TYPE** 

The Corporation is a for-profit corporation.

**ARTICLE III** 

**PURPOSE** 

The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to conduct any and all lawful business for which a corporation may be organized under the Texas Business Organizations Code (the "<u>TBOC</u>").

**ARTICLE IV** 

**CAPITALIZATION** 

Section 4.1. Authorized Capital Stock.

The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 60,000,000 shares, consisting of (1) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value (the "<u>Preferred Stock</u>") and (2) 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "<u>Common Stock</u>"). All cross-references in each subdivision of this Article IV refer to other paragraphs in such subdivision unless otherwise indicated.

Section 4.2. <u>Preferred Stock</u>.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by the TBOC, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and, by filing a statement pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Texas (a "<u>Statement of Designation</u>"), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix and determine the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including voting rights, and to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease the number of shares of any such series (but not below the number of shares of such series then issued), each of the foregoing as established pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and as provided in the TBOC.

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In the case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, then the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares in such series.

Any new series of Preferred Stock may be fixed and determined as provided herein by the Board of Directors of the Corporation without approval of the holders of any class of the capital stock of the Corporation or any series thereof, and any such new series of Preferred Stock shall have such designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including voting rights.

Section 4.3. <u>Common Stock</u>.

Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, all shares of Common Stock shall be identical in all respects and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same powers, rights and privileges, subject to the same qualifications, limitations and restrictions. The powers, rights and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof in respect of the Common Stock are as set forth below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Voting Rights</u>. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, each holder of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters on which the shareholders of the Corporation shall be entitled to vote, and each such holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote on such matters for each share of such stock held by such holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Dividends</u>. Subject to the prior rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may cause dividends to be paid to holders of shares of Common Stock out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Any dividend or distribution shall be payable ratably on all shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that in the case of dividends payable in shares of common stock of the Corporation, or options, warrants or rights to acquire shares of such common stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of such common stock, the shares, options, warrants, rights or securities so payable shall be payable in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to acquire or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Common Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Liquidation</u>. In the event of any Liquidation Event, after payment shall have been made to holders of the Preferred Stock of the full amounts to which they shall be entitled as stated and expressed herein or as may be stated and expressed pursuant hereto, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of such holders of Preferred Stock, to share ratably based upon the number of shares of Common Stock held by them in all remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders.

**ARTICLE V** 

**REGISTERED OFFICE** 

The street address of the Corporation's registered office is as follows:

211 E. 7th St., Suite 620

Austin, Texas 78701

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**ARTICLE VI** 

**REGISTERED AGENT** 

The name of the Corporation's registered agent at the Corporation's registered office is Corporation Service Company.

**ARTICLE VII** 

**DENIAL OF PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS** 

The statutory right of any shareholder of the Corporation to exercise preemptive rights to acquire additional, unissued or treasury shares of the Corporation or securities of the Corporation convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire shares of the Corporation is hereby denied.

**ARTICLE VIII** 

**NON-CUMULATIVE VOTING** 

Cumulative voting is expressly prohibited.

**ARTICLE IX** 

**BYLAWS** 

The power to amend or repeal the Bylaws or to adopt new Bylaws shall be vested in either the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, subject to the shareholders providing in amending, repealing or adopting a particular Bylaw that it may not be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

**ARTICLE X** 

**ELECTION OF DIRECTORS** 

Section 10.1. <u>Number of Directors</u>. The number of the Directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation.

Section 10.2. <u>Classified Board of Directors</u>. The Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, as determined by the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation, the successors of the class of Directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election of directors at a meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders held in the third year following the year of their election.

Section 10.3. <u>Shareholder Nomination of Director Candidates and Introduction of Business</u>. Advance notice of shareholder nominations for the election of Directors and advance notice of business to be brought by shareholders before an annual meeting shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

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Section 10.4. <u>Decrease in Number of Directors</u>. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of an incumbent Director.

Section 10.5. <u>No Requirement of Written Ballot</u>. The election of the Directors may be conducted in any form adopted by the Board of Directors and need not be by written ballot. In the event, however, that a majority of the shareholders vote to require written ballots, written ballots shall be used.

**ARTICLE XI** 

**SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS** 

Special meetings of the shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the President and shall be called by the Secretary upon written request, stating the purpose or purposes therefor, by a majority of the whole Board of Directors or by the holders of at least 25% of the Corporation's then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote at such special meeting.

**ARTICLE XII** 

**INDEMNIFICATION** 

Each person who is or was a Director or officer of the Corporation, or while a Director or officer of the Corporation is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another corporation, employee benefit plan, other enterprise or other entity, shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent that a corporation is required or permitted to grant indemnification to such person under the TBOC, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) or any other applicable laws as presently or hereafter in effect. The right to indemnification under this Article XII shall extend to the heirs, executors, administrators and estate of any such Director or officer. The right to indemnification provided in this Article XII (a) will not be exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled, including without limitation, pursuant to any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding such office; and (b) will be applicable to matters otherwise within its scope whether or not such matters arose or arise before or after the adoption of this Article XII. Without limiting the generality or the effect of the foregoing, the Corporation may adopt bylaws or enter into one or more agreements with any person which provide for indemnification greater or different than that provided in this Article XII to the extent provided by applicable laws. Any amendment or repeal of this Article XII shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.

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**ARTICLE XIII** 

**NO MONETARY LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS TO SHAREHOLDERS** 

To the fullest extent permitted by the TBOC, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any other applicable laws presently or hereafter in effect, no Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his or her duties as a Director of the Corporation. If the TBOC is hereafter amended to authorize, with the approval of a corporation's shareholders, further elimination of the liability of a corporation's directors for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of their duties as directors of a corporation, then a Director of the Corporation shall not be liable for any such acts or omissions to the fullest extent permitted by the TBOC, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article XIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such repeal or modification.

**ARTICLE XIV** 

**AMENDMENT** 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Formation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Texas at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed herein or by applicable law, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon shareholders, Directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Formation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article XIV; provided, however, that any amendment or repeal of Article XII or Article XIII of this Certificate of Formation shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.

**ARTICLE XV** 

**SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT** 

Any action required by the TBOC, as the same may be amended from time to time, to be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holder or holders of all the shares entitled to vote with respect to the action that is the subject of the consent.