National Western Life Insurance Co - Current report filing (8-K)
September 30 2008 - 2:51PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) September 30,
2008
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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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COLORADO
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84-0467208
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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2-17039
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(Commission
File Number)
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850
EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
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78752-1602
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(512)
836-1010
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(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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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 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act
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(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act
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(17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other Events
In light
of recent events impacting the United States financial markets including the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s seizure of Washington Mutual, the action
taken by the United States Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance
Agency with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”)
and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), and developments
concerning Lehman Brothers and American International Group, Inc. and its
affiliates (“AIG”), National Western Life Insurance Company (the “Company”)
provides the following information with respect to its investment
holdings.
The
Company’s aggregate investment holdings of Washington Mutual, Fannie Mae,
Freddie Mac and AIG securities total $29.5 million as of August 31, 2008
representing less than 0.5% of total assets. The Company does not have any
investments with Lehman Brothers. The amortized cost of the Company’s holdings
in Washington Mutual subordinated notes was $9.3 million as August 31, 2008
while the amortized cost of investments in AIG senior unsecured bonds was
approximately $17.0 million. The Company had previously reported an
other-than-temporary impairment in its holdings in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
perpetual preferred stock to a balance of $3.3 million as of June 30,
2008.
The
Company will be evaluating the status of these holdings to determine the extent
of other-than-temporary impairments to be recorded for the quarter ending
September 30, 2008. The amount of the other-than-temporary impairment to be
recorded will be the difference between the amortized cost and fair value of the
securities as of September 30, 2008.
For
additional information regarding the Company’s investments, please refer to the
section entitled “Investments” in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2008 available on the Company’s web site at
www.nationalwesternlife.com
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SIGNATURE
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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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NATIONAL
WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Date:
September 30, 2008
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By:
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/S/
Brian M. Pribyl
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Brian
M. Pribyl
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Senior
Vice President
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Chief
Financial & Administrative Officer
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and
Treasurer
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