UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): December 27, 2004
COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
| Georgia | 002-39729 | 58-0830929 | ||
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
244 Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia
(Address of principal executive offices)
30346
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 391-8600
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Information and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signature | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 22, 2004, Cotton States Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the approval by the Illinois and Connecticut Departments of Insurance of the previously announced merger of the Company with a subsidiary of COUNTRY Life Insurance Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1
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Press Release dated December 22,2004. |
Signature
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.
| Dated: December 27, 2004 |
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| COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/ J. Ridley Howard | |||
| Name: | J. Ridley Howard | |||
| Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| By: | /s/ William J. Barlow | |||
| Name: | William J. Barlow | |||
| Title: | Vice President of Finance | |||