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May 24, 2022
10:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) |
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| Place | | |
The Clubhouse Hotel
4400 15th Avenue South Fargo, ND 58103 |
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Record Date
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| | You may vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on April 4, 2022 | |
Proposals
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Board Vote
Recommendation |
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1.
Elect the 3 director nominees listed in the Proxy Statement.
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| | FOR each director nominee | |
2.
Ratify the appointment of Mazars USA LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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FOR
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In person
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Name
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Age at
May 24, 2022 |
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Director
Since(1) |
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Position with
NI Holdings, Inc. |
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Eric K. Aasmundstad
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64
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1997
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Director
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Cindy L. Launer
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50
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2019
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Director
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Stephen V. Marlow
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66
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2016
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Director
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Name
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Age at
May 24, 2022 |
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Director
Since(1) |
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Position with
NI Holdings, Inc. |
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Michael J. Alexander
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56
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2016
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Director, President and CEO
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Jeffrey R. Missling
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51
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2016
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Director
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Name
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Age at
May 24, 2022 |
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Director
Since(1) |
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Position with
NI Holdings, Inc. |
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William R. Devlin
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74
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2003
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Director
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Duaine C. Espegard
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78
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2003
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Director
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Name
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Role
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Audit
Committee |
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Compensation
Committee |
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Executive
Committee |
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Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee |
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Eric K. Aasmundstad
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Independent director
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member
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Chair
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member
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member
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Michael J. Alexander
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President and CEO
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—
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—
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William R. Devlin
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Independent director
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member
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member
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member
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Chair
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Duaine C. Espegard
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Independent director
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member
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member
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Chair
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member
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Cindy L. Launer
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Independent director
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member, Financial Expert
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member
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member
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member
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Stephen V. Marlow
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Independent director
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Chair, Financial Expert
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member
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member
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member
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Jeffrey R. Missling
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Non-independent director
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—
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Number of meetings in
2021 |
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8
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5
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4
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3
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Board Diversity Matrix (as of April 4, 2022)
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Total Number of Directors
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7
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Female
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Male
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Non-Binary
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Did Not
Disclose Gender |
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| | Part I: Gender Identity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Directors
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| | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | Part II: Demographic Background | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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African American or Black
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Alaskan Native or Native American
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Asian
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Hispanic or Latinx
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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White
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Two or More Races or Ethnicities
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LGBTQ+
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Did Not Disclose Demographic Background
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash |
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Stock
Awards(1) |
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All Other
Compensation |
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Total
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Eric K. Aasmundstad
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| | | $ | 74,000 | | | | | $ | 49,660 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 123,660 | | |
William R. Devlin
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| | | | 74,000 | | | | | | 49,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,660 | | |
Duaine C. Espegard
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| | | | 74,000 | | | | | | 49,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,660 | | |
Cindy L. Launer
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| | | | 70,000 | | | | | | 49,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 119,660 | | |
Stephen V. Marlow
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| | | | 74,000 | | | | | | 49,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,660 | | |
Jeffrey R. Missling
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| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 49,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 99,660 | | |
Fee Category
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2021
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2020
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Audit Fees
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| | | $ | 697,155 | | | | | $ | 630,310 | | |
Audit-Related Fees
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| | | | 22,000 | | | | | | 26,800 | | |
Tax Fees
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
All Other Fees
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Total Fees
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| | | $ | 719,155 | | | | | $ | 657,110 | | |
Position
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Minimum Stock Ownership Requirement
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Non-employee director | | | Market value of 3 times annual base cash retainer | |
Chief executive officer | | | Market value of 3 times current base salary | |
Other executive officers | | | Market value of 2 times current base salary | |
Name
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Age at
May 24, 2022 |
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Position(s)
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Michael J. Alexander | | |
56
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| | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Seth C. Daggett | | |
43
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| | Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
Brian R. Doom | | |
69
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| | Former Executive Vice President and CFO | |
Patrick W. Duncan | | |
55
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| | Senior Vice President, Operations | |
Name and Principal Position
(a) |
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Year
(b) |
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Salary
(c) |
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Bonus
(d) |
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Stock
Awards(1) (e) |
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Non-equity
Incentive Plan Compensation(2) (g) |
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All Other
Compensation(3) (i) |
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Total
(j) |
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Michael J. Alexander
President and CEO |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 820,000 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 870,488 | | | | | $ | 307,910 | | | | | $ | 272,153 | | | | | $ | 2,270,551 | | |
| | | 2020 | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 708,722 | | | | | | 951,440 | | | | | | 236,056 | | | | | | 2,696,218 | | | ||
| | | 2019 | | | | | | 766,875 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 755,937 | | | | | | 726,921 | | | | | | 263,730 | | | | | | 2,513,463 | | | ||
Seth C. Daggett
EVP, Treasurer & CFO |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 276,667 | | | | | | 23,776 | | | | | | 173,352 | | | | | | 75,392 | | | | | | 64,486 | | | | | | 613,673 | | |
Patrick W. Duncan
Senior Vice President, Operations |
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 285,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 139,800 | | | | | | 77,663 | | | | | | 99,753 | | | | | | 602,216 | | |
| | | 2020 | | | | | | 282,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 114,080 | | | | | | 274,967 | | | | | | 78,940 | | | | | | 750,487 | | | ||
| | | 2019 | | | | | | 271,250 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 117,117 | | | | | | 142,790 | | | | | | 105,886 | | | | | | 637,043 | | |
Name
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Defined
Contribution Plans(a) |
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Employee Stock
Ownership Plan(b) |
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Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation(c) |
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Perquisites and
Other Amounts(d) |
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Total
All Other Compensation |
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Michael J. Alexander
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| | | $ | 36,493 | | | | | $ | 13,388 | | | | | $ | 204,661 | | | | | $ | 17,611 | | | | | $ | 272,153 | | |
Seth C. Daggett
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| | | | 37,700 | | | | | | 13,388 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,398 | | | | | | 64,486 | | |
Patrick W. Duncan
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| | | | 37,550 | | | | | | 13,388 | | | | | | 42,743 | | | | | | 6,072 | | | | | | 99,753 | | |
Financial Performance Metric(1)
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Weighting
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Threshold
Goal |
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Target
Goal |
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Stretch
Goal |
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Actual
Result |
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Statutory surplus(2)
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| | | | | | | | | $ | 290,800 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$291,000
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Combined ratio(3)
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| | | | 33.3% | | | | | | 99.0% | | | | | | 94.0% | | | | | | 89.0% | | | |
102.5%
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Direct written premium growth(4)
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| | | | 33.3% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 7.0% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | |
8.9%
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Return on equity(5)
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| | | | 33.3% | | | | | | 5.0% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | | | | 15.0% | | | |
3.2%
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Performance Share Units(1)
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December 31, 2020
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December 31, 2023
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Payout
(As a % of Target) |
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Actual adjusted book value per share(2)
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| | | $ | 14.54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PSUs granted on March 1, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Threshold goal(3)
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| | | | | | | | | $ | 16.35 | | | | | | 50% | | |
Target goal(4)
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| | | | | | | | | $ | 18.32 | | | | | | 100% | | |
Stretch goal(5)
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| | | | | | | | | $ | 20.42 | | | | | | 150% | | |
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Stock awards(1)
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Name and Principal Position
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Number of
shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) |
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Market value of
shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)(2) |
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Equity incentive
plan awards: number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#) |
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Equity incentive
plan awards: market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)(2) |
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Michael J. Alexander
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| | | | 8,560(3) | | | | | $ | 161,870 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | | | 7,320(4) | | | | | | 138,421 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | 11,940(5) | | | | | | 225,785 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 44,700(6) | | | | | | 845,277 | | |
| | | | | 15,920(7) | | | | | | 301,047 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,800(8) | | | | | | 563,518 | | |
| | | | | 18,700(9) | | | | | | 353,617 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 28,000(10) | | | | | | 529,480 | | |
Seth C. Daggett
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| | | | 2,080(7) | | | | | $ | 39,333 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,900(8) | | | | | | 73,749 | | |
| | | | | 3,700(9) | | | | | | 69,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,600(10) | | | | | | 105,896 | | |
Patrick W. Duncan
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| | | | 1,340(3) | | | | | $ | 25,339 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | | | 1,160(4) | | | | | | 21,936 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | 1,860(5) | | | | | | 35,173 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,900(6) | | | | | | 130,479 | | |
| | | | | 2,560(7) | | | | | | 48,410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,800(8) | | | | | | 90,768 | | |
| | | | | 3,000(9) | | | | | | 56,730 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,500(10) | | | | | | 85,095 | | |
Plan Category
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(a)
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights(1) |
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(b)
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights ($)(2) |
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(c)
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a))(3) |
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Equity Compensation Plans Approved by
Security Holders |
| | | | 298,980 | | | | |
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| | | | | 835,030 | | |
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total
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| | | | 298,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 835,030 | | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number of shares
beneficially owned |
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Percentage
of shares beneficially owned |
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5% or greater shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nodak Mutual Group, Inc.(1)
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| | | | 12,650,000 | | | | | | 59.52% | | |
Jeffrey Thorp(2)
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| | | | 1,110,263 | | | | | | 5.23% | | |
437 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10022 |
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Directors, Nominees, and Named Executive Officers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Michael J. Alexander
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| | | | 110,431 | | | | | | * | | |
Seth C. Daggett
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| | | | 2,090 | | | | | | * | | |
Patrick W. Duncan
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| | | | 20,214 | | | | | | * | | |
Eric K. Aasmundstad(3)
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| | | | 20,414 | | | | | | * | | |
William R. Devlin(3)
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| | | | 16,000 | | | | | | * | | |
Duaine C. Espegard(4)
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| | | | 11,400 | | | | | | * | | |
Cindy L. Launer(4)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Stephen V. Marlow(3)
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| | | | 15,000 | | | | | | * | | |
Jeffrey R. Missling(3)
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| | | | 12,000 | | | | | | * | | |
All current executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons)
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| | | | 207,549 | | | | | | * | | |