2012 Form 10-k/A


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For year ended:
 
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:
December 31, 2012
 
000-54627
ATLAS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
 
 
CAYMAN ISLANDS
  
27-5466079

(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
 
150 NW POINT BOULEVARD
  
60007
Elk Grove Village, IL
  
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 472-6700
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS:
 
 
 
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED:
Common, $0.003 par value per share
 
 
 
TSX Venture Exchange
 
 
 
 
Nasdaq Stock Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ¨ No þ  
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ¨ No  þ
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  þ No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  þ   No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     Large Accelerated Filer ¨                            Accelerated Filer        ¨        
Non-Accelerated Filer ¨                            Smaller Reporting Company    þ
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  ¨   No  þ

There were 8,095,892 shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of March 14, 2013, of which 6,833,421 are ordinary common shares and 1,262,471 are restricted shares. Of the Registrant's ordinary common shares outstanding, 5,421,129 shares as of March 13, 2013 were held by non-affiliates of the Registrant.
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, June 30, 2012, was approximately $3.8 million.
For purposes of the foregoing calculation only, which is required by Form 10-K, the Registrant has included in the shares owned by affiliates those shares owned by directors and officers of the Registrant, and such inclusion shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is an affiliate for any purpose.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE





Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A in response to Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. The portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement so incorporated by reference are filed as an exhibit hereto pursuant to Rule 12b-23 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.






EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction G to Form 10-K, this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2013 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed for the sole purpose of including information in Part III, Items 10 through 14. Such information is being incorporated into this Amendment No. 1 by reference to portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 7, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”). The reference on the cover of the Original Filing to the incorporation by reference to portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement into Part III of the Original Filing is hereby deleted.
The portions of the Proxy Statement incorporated herein by reference are filed as an exhibit hereto pursuant to Rule 12b-23 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The portions of the Proxy Statement that are not expressly incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10 through 14, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into, and are not part of, this Amendment No. 1.
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, Part III, Items 10 through 14, of the Original Filing have been amended and restated in their entirety, and Part IV, Item 15, of the Original Filing has been amended and restated solely to include as exhibits the Proxy Statement and the new certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act. This Amendment No. 1 does not amend or otherwise update any other information in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing.





ATLAS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K/A
December 31, 2012

PART III
Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance                        1
Item 11.    Executive Compensation                                        1
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    1
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence                1
Item 14.    Principal Accounting Fees and Services                                1
PART IV
Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules                                1
SIGNATURES                                                4






PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information required by this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections of the Proxy Statement entitled “Management Proposals to be Voted On - Proposal 1. Election of Directors” (pages 5 to 7), “Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” (page 15), “Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Committees of the Board - (i) Audit Committee” (pages 15 to 16), “Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Executive Officers” (page 18), and “Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” (page 18).
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item 11 is set forth under the section entitled “Executive Compensation” (pages 19 to 22) in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated in this Item 12 by reference to the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Directors & Executive Officer” (pages 3 to 5).
The following table includes information as of December 31, 2012 with respect to Atlas' equity compensation plans:
Plan Category
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding Options, warrants and rights
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding Options ($)
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans
Equity compensation plans approved by securityholders
123,250 Ordinary Shares(1)
$6.00
102,442  (3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by securityholders
10,700 Ordinary Shares(2)
$3.00
Nil
Total
133,950 Ordinary Shares
$5.76
102,442 (3)
Notes:
(1)    Issued pursuant to the Stock Option Plan on January 18, 2011.
(2)    Issued pursuant to stock option agreements on March 18, 2010, prior to implementation of the Stock Option Plan.
(3)
Equal to the maximum number of securities remaining issuable under according to the 2011 Stock Option Plan (10% of issued and outstanding ordinary shares as of December 31, 2012)
Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information required by this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections of the Proxy Statement entitled “Related Person Transactions” (page 22) and “Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Determination of Independence of Nominees for Election” (page 14).
Item 14.     Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Information required by this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Management Proposals to be Voted On - Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountant” (pages 7 to 8).
PART IV
Item 15.     Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1)    The consolidated financial statements, notes thereto and related information required to be filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are included in Part II, Item 8 of the Original Filing.






(a)(3)The following is a list of the exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K/A. The exhibit numbers followed by an asterisk (*) indicate exhibits that are management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
 
Exhibit
Description
 
 
 
3.1+
Memorandum of Association of Atlas Financial Holdings, dated December 24, 2010
 
3.2+
Special Resolution amending Article Six of the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association, filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands on January 29, 2013
 
4.1+
Memorandum of Association of Atlas Financial Holdings, dated December 24, 2010, included in item 3.1
 
4.1+
By-laws of American Country Insurance Company, Inc., as amended September 14, 2005
 
4.1+
By-laws of American Service Insurance, Inc., as amended September 20, 2005
 
 
 
4.1+
By-laws of American Insurance Acquisition, Inc., as amended July 9, 2010
 
 
 
4.2+
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate
 
4.3+
Specimen Warrant Agreement
 
10.1+
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Stock Option Plan dated January 6, 2011
 
10.2+ 
Form of Atlas Employment Agreement for Executive Management, updated January 1, 2012
 
10.3+
Employee Share Purchase Plan Agreement, as adopted June 1, 2011
 
10.4+
Defined Contribution Plan Document dated August 11, 2011
 
10.5+
Transition Services Agreement between Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. and American Insurance Acquisition, Inc., dated December 31, 2010
 
10.6+
150 Northwest Point - Sale Agreement
 
10.7+
150 Northwest Point - Sale Agreement, Amendment 1
 
10.8+
150 Northwest Point - Sale Agreement, Amendment 2
 
10.9+
150 Northwest Point - Lease Agreement
 
10.10+
Audit Committee Charter
 
 
 
10.11+
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
 
 
 
10.12+
Executed Underwriting Agreement, dated February 11, 2013
 
 
 
10.13+
Stock Purchase Agreement between Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. and Hendricks Holding Company, Inc., dated October 24, 2012
 
14+
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, dated January 1, 2011
 
16+
Letter from KPMG LLP regarding its concurrence with the statements made by Atlas in the current report concerning the dismissal as the registrant's principal accountant.
 
21+
List of Subsidiaries
 
23.1+
Consent of Johnson Lambert LLP
 
24.1+
Power of Attorney
 
Item 31 - Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
 
31.1+
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Original Filing
 
31.2+
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Original Filing
 
31.3
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to Amendment No. 1
 
31.4
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to Amendment No. 1
 
Item 32 - Section 1350 Certifications
 
32.1+
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.2+
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
99.1
Definitive Proxy Statement of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc., of which the portions under the captions, and on the pages, identified below are incorporated by reference into this Amendment No. 1, as specified herein:
Responsive to Item 10
“Management Proposals to be Voted On - Proposal 1. Election of Directors” (pages 5 to 7)
“Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” (page 15)
“Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Committees of the Board - (i) Audit Committee” (pages 15 to 16)
“Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Executive Officers” (page 18)
“Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” (page 18)
Responsive to Item 11
“Executive Compensation” (pages 19 to 22)
Responsive to Item 12
“Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Directors & Executive Officer” (pages 3 to 5)
Responsive to Item 13
“Related Person Transactions” (page 22)
“Corporate Governance Practices and Code of Ethics - Determination of Independence of Nominees for Election (page 14)
Responsive to Item 14
“Management Proposals to be Voted On - Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountant” (pages 7 to 8)
 
Item 101 - Interactive Data Files





101.INS+
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH+
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL+
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF+
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB+
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE+
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

(+)     Previously filed.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
ATLAS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Paul A. Romano            
Paul A. Romano
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 7, 2013