Direct General Corporation Form 8-K filed March 8, 2007
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): March
8, 2007
DIRECT
GENERAL CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Tennessee
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000-50360
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62-1564496
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1281
Murfreesboro
Road 37217
Nashville,
Tennessee
(Address
of
Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (615)
399-4700
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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o
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o
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Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
March
8, 2007, Direct General Corporation (the “Company”) issued the press release
attached as Exhibit 99.1. The press release announced that the shareholders
of
the Company voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
December 4, 2006, by and among Elara Holdings, Inc. and Elara Merger Corporation
and the transactions contemplated thereby at a special meeting of shareholders
held on March 8, 2007.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Direct General Corporation, dated March 8,
2007
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
DIRECT
GENERAL
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/
Ronald F. Wilson
Date:
March 8, 2007
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Direct General Corporation, dated March 8,
2007
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