Assurant 2005 Annual Report Download - page 43

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The Stock Performance Graph, the Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation and the Audit Committee Report
(including the reference to the independence and financial expertise of the Audit Committee members), each contained in this Proxy Statement,
are not deemed filed with the SEC and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any prior or future filings made by Assurant under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate such information by
reference into any of these future filings.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no matters to be brought before the Annual Meeting other than those listed in the attached Notice of
Annual Meeting. If any other matter should properly come before the Annual Meeting, the person named in the enclosed proxy will vote all
proxies given to him or her in accordance with his or her best judgment on such matters.
ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 10-K
The 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders containing the consolidated financial statements of Assurant for the year ended December 31,
2004, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, accompanies this Proxy Statement.
Stockholders may obtain, without charge, an additional copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004 as filed with the SEC, without the accompanying exhibits, by writing to Investor Relations, Assurant, Inc., One
Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41
st
Floor, New York, New York 10005. Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K are also available,
without charge, from our Investor Relations website at http://ir.assurant.com or by dialing 866.888.4219. A list of exhibits is included
in the accompanying Form 10-K, and exhibits are available from Assurant upon payment to Assurant of the cost of furnishing them.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be included in the proxy statement and presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, must be received by the Corporate Secretary of Assurant, One Chase Manhattan Plaza,
41
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Fl., New York, New York, not later than December 28, 2005 to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials for that meeting.
Stockholders intending to present business at our 2006 Annual Meeting, but not intending to have the proposal included in our proxy
materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8, must comply with the requirements set forth in our Bylaws. To bring business before an annual meeting, our
Bylaws require, among other things, that the stockholder submit written notice thereof complying with the Bylaws to the Corporate Secretary
of Assurant not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. Therefore, we must
receive notice of a stockholder proposal submitted other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 no sooner than February 2, 2006 and no later than
March 6, 2006. If the notice is received before February 2, 2006 or after March 6, 2006, it will be considered untimely and the proxies granted
in connection with the 2006 Annual Meeting will have discretionary authority to vote on the proposal.
Dated: April 27, 2005
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By Order of the Board of Directors
Katherine Greenzang
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary