Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
December 20, 2022
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
0-24000
25-0466020
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
100 Erie Insurance Place,
Erie,
Pennsylvania
16530
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
814
870-2000
Not applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Class A common stock,
stated value $0.0292 per share
ERIE
NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
(Title of each class)
(Trading Symbol)
(Name of each exchange on which registered)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) Appointment of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services
On December 20, 2022, Erie Indemnity Company (the “Company”) announced that Julie M. Pelkowski has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Sean Dugan has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services.
Ms. Pelkowski, 52, joined the Company in 1998 and has held several financial accounting roles, including serving as Senior Vice President and Controller.Ms. Pelkowski currently serves as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Office. Her appointment will become effective May 1, 2023, following the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Gregory J. Gutting.
Mr. Dugan, 54, joined the Company in 1992 and has held positions in Human Resources and other areas of the Company, including various leadership roles in Human Resources.He currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Dugan’s appointment becomes effective January 1, 2023.
There are no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which Ms. Pelkowski will be appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer or to which Mr. Dugan will be appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services. There is no family relationship between Ms. Pelkowski or Mr. Dugan and any other executive officer or member of the board of directors of the Company, and there are no related party transactions with regard to Ms. Pelkowski or Mr. Dugan that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Neither Ms. Pelkowski nor Mr. Dugan is a party to any plan, contract, or arrangement in connection with their appointment.Ms. Pelkowski and Mr. Dugan will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan, Long-Term Incentive Plan, and Supplemental Retirement Plan for Certain Members of the Erie Insurance Group Retirement Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s Information Statement, and continue to be eligible to receive other employee benefits provided by the Company to all its employees.
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.
