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

 

April 21, 2009 (April 20, 2009)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Protective Life Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

2801 Highway 280 South

Birmingham, Alabama 35223

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(205) 268-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CF 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

 

As previously disclosed by Protective Life Corporation (“Protective”) in a press release and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2009, Bonifay Holding Company (“BHC”) and its subsidiary, The Bank of Bonifay, a Florida banking company (the “Bank”), terminated their agreement with Protective under which Protective would have acquired BHC and the Bank.  The order of the Federal Reserve Board approving Protective’s application to become a bank holding company remained in effect until April 15, 2009, at which time it expired.  This order by the Federal Reserve Board was a prerequisite to Protective’s participation in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program and, accordingly, on April 20, 2009, Protective withdrew its application to participate in the Capital Purchase Program.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

	PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
	/s/Steven G. Walker
	Steven G. Walker
	Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

Dated: April 21, 2009

 

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