---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000024090-22-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIA"
cik: "0000024090"
company_name: "CITIZENS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:32:45.910901+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens, Inc. announces annual meeting results; all director nominees elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved.

## Summary
- All eight director nominees elected with majority support; broker non-votes of 3,078,265 shares.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for 2022: For 10,474,513, Against 6,746, Abstain 30,693.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: For 7,249,687, Against 149,620, Abstain 34,379, Broker non-votes 3,078,265.
- Proposal to authorize proxy to vote on other business passed despite 7,019,709 against vs 3,431,920 for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000024090-22-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIA
- cik: 0000024090
- company_name: CITIZENS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409022000078/0000024090-22-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24090/000002409022000078/cia-20220607.htm

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