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): May 15, 2019

THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

0-15886

13-3138397

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

400 Atlantic Street, 8th Floor

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 905-6090

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Registrant’s former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $.10 Par Value

NAVG

The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 8.01. Other Events.

On May 15, 2019, The Navigators Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the record date and payment date for its recently declared second quarter dividend have changed. The new record date will be June 3, 2019 and the new payment date will be June 24, 2019. The dividend amount of $0.07 per share of common stock of the Company remains unchanged. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference


Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated May 15, 2019

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.


	THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.
	(Registrant)

Date: May 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Emily B. Miner
	Name:	Emily B. Miner
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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