UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): May ~~April 9~~8, 2025

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-16509

CITIZENS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Colorado						84-0755371
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

11815 Alterra Pkwy, Suite 1500, Austin, TX 78758

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number: (512) 837-7100

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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Class A Common Stock	CIA	New York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class)	(Trading Symbol)	(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~ Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

~~(b)~~ On ~~April~~May 28, 2025, ~~Gerald W. Shields, former Chief Executive Officer and~~ the ~~only non-independent director of the Board of Directors ("Board") of Citizens, Inc. (the “~~Company~~”),~~ ~~submitted~~issued a ~~written~~press ~~resignation~~release ~~from~~regarding ~~the~~its ~~Board~~financial ~~contingent~~results ~~upon~~for the ~~Board~~three ~~accepting~~months ~~such~~ended ~~resignation~~March ~~and~~31, ~~selecting an effective date~~2025. A Oncopy ~~April~~of ~~9, 2025,~~ the ~~Board~~Company’s ~~met~~press ~~and~~release ~~agreed~~is toattached ~~accept~~hereto ~~his~~as ~~resignation~~Exhibit ~~and on April 10, 2025 resolved that the effective date will be April 15, 2025~~99.1.

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Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)			Exhibits

104 Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K



99.1						Citizens, Inc. press release dated May 8, 2025

104						Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

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 hereunto duly authorized.

CITIZENS, INC. By: /s/ ~~Sheryl~~Jon ~~Kinlaw~~Stenberg President & Chief ~~Legal~~Executive Officer

Date: ~~April~~May 118, 2025

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