Triple-S Management Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   December 8, 2008

Triple-S Management Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Puerto Rico 000-49762 66-0555678
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1441 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico   00920
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   787-749-4949

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 8, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has converted seven million issued and outstanding Class A shares into Class B shares effective immediately, in conjunction with the expiration of the lockup agreements signed by holders of Class A shares at the time of the Company’s initial public offering. The Company also announced the immediate commencement of its $40 million share repurchase program, which will use available cash and was authorized by the Board of Directors in late October 2008. The share repurchase program will be conducted through open-market purchases and privately-negotiated transactions of Class B shares only, in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2008 by Triple-S Management Corporation






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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.

         
    Triple-S Management Corporation
          
December 8, 2008   By:   Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas
       
        Name: Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas
        Title: President and CEO


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press Release dated December 8, 2008 by Triple-S Management Corporation