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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 23, 2023

 

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in this Charter)

 

Utah   000-09341   87-0345941

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

433 Ascension Way, 6th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah    84123
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (801) 264-1060

 

Does Not Apply

(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):

 

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)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock   SNFCA   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

At the Annual Board of Directors Meeting of Security National Financial Corporation (the “Company”) on June 23, 2023, the Board declared a 5% stock dividend to holders of the Company’s Class A and Class C shares of Common Stock. The stock dividend will be payable July 14, 2023 to the Class A and Class C common stockholders of record as of July 7, 2023.

 

The Company has previously issued 5% stock dividends on its shares of Class A and Class C Common Stock each year from 1991 through 2022, except in 2020 when stock dividends totaling 7.5% were declared. The Board is pleased to declare this 5% stock dividend in 2023.

 

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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.

 

  SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
   
Date: June 23, 2023 /s/ Scott M. Quist
 

Scott M. Quist, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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