PLC Form 8K Departure of Director
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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):
July 20, 2005
PROTECTIVE
LIFE CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
|
1-12332
(Commission
File
Number)
|
95-2492236
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
|
2801
Highway 280 South
Birmingham,
Alabama 35223
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(205)
268-1000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers.
|
(d)
The
Board
of Directors of Protective Life Corporation ("Company"), upon recommendation
of
its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, elected Charles D. McCrary
and C. Dowd Ritter to the Board, effective July 20, 2005. Effective as of that
date, Messrs. McCrary and Ritter were also named as members of the Finance
and
Investments Committee of the Board. The Board determined that each of these
directors qualify as independent members of the Board. Messrs. McCrary and
Ritter will stand for election at the Company's 2006 annual meeting of share
owners.
There
is
no arrangement or understanding between either Mr. McCrary or Mr. Ritter and
any
other person pursuant to which either was selected as a director of the Company.
There are no transactions in which either Mr. McCrary or Mr. Ritter has an
interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
PROTECTIVE
LIFE CORPORATION
By: /s/
Steven G. Walker
Steven
G.
Walker
Senior
Vice President, Controller and
Chief
Accounting Officer
Date:
July 26, 2005