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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-017408"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001395585"
company_name: "First Trinity Financial CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T15:02:12.918125+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Trinity annual meeting confirms Gregg Zahn's control; all director nominees elected

## Summary
- Gregg Zahn, holder of 98.9% of Class B common stock, deemed to have acquired control via director nominations.
- All 5 Class B director nominees (Lay, Hill, Klein, Sherrer, Kohout) elected unanimously with 100,000 votes each.
- Class A elected Zahn, Owens, Peintner, and Francine Zahn as directors.
- Shareholders ratified Kerber, Eck & Braeckel as auditor and approved say-on-pay; triennial frequency vote passed.
- No financial results or operational updates were disclosed in this filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-017408
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001395585
- company_name: First Trinity Financial CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.01, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/ftfc20240516_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d5ef94d77580f40376cc3c01ae90f3747d1c16d4
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP underwent a change of control involving Gregg E. Zahn (closed 2024-05-15).
  evidence_excerpt: Gregg E. Zahn (“Mr. Zahn”) the holder of 100,000 shares of First Trinity Financial Corporation’s (the “Company”) Class B common stock may be deemed to have acquired control of the Company at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held May 15, 2024 (“Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- claim_id: 31e128fb069bcb3f41c034beefaeb06d27670d2c
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP shareholders approved Election of five directors by Class B Common Stock at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The following five (5) individuals were elected. The votes were cast as follows: Total Withhold For All Net Director Votes All Except Total William S. Lay 100,000 0 0 100,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- claim_id: 4ab23f9328dcd7bbccb2912ec17618c15a790eca
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP shareholders approved Election of four directors by Class A Common Stock at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The following four (4) individuals were elected. The votes were cast as follows: Total Withhold For All Net Director Votes All Except Total Gregg E. Zahn 4,696,198 432,051 38,177 4,225,970
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- claim_id: 4c10061c225e18ec1cb0f3d4ea31f6615a3b4633
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP shareholders approved Ratify selection of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Independent Registered Votes Votes Net Public Accounting Firm Total Against Abstained Votes For Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP 4,796,198 126,364 308,453 4,361,381
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- claim_id: 5e15d5520eb73ef85c9bb69ac0f6cd0c06af064d
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP shareholders approved Approve non-binding advisory resolution on frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation (every three years) at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Votes Votes Votes Votes Total 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstained Proposal 4: Say-When-On-Pay 4,796,198 1,690,231 242,417 2,293,896 569,654
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm
- claim_id: 829d23f712e123c0d33d79eec8f254cea1b18491
  claim: First Trinity Financial CORP shareholders approved Approve non-binding advisory resolution on Named Executive Officer compensation at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Votes Votes Net Total Against Abstained Votes For Proposal 3: Say-On-Pay 4,796,198 255,017 506,825 4,034,356
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1395585/000143774924017408/0001437749-24-017408-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.