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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: FEBRUARY 29, 2000
BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Ohio 0-8738 31-0790882
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION)
NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
20 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 228-2800
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER MATTERS.
On February 29, 2000, Bancinsurance Corporation ("Bancinsurance")
completed its acquisition of Westford Group, Inc. ("Westford"), in accordance
with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 19, 1999,
among Bancinsurance, Westford, and Bancinsurance Acquisition Corporation
("Acquisitions"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Westford was merged
with and into Acquisitions and became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bancinsurance.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we
have duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION
Date: February 29, 2000 By: /s/ John Sokol
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John Sokol, President
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