<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000024090-20-000021.txt : 20200416
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000024090-20-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200413
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200416
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITIZENS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000024090
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				840755371
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16509
		FILM NUMBER:		20795443

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14231 TANDEM BLVD
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78728
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5128377100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 149151
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78714

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CITIZENS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONTINENTAL INVESTORS LIFE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19881222
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<TYPE>8-K
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i7a3aebec6c464de5b359cc6126eebd7f_1"></div><div style="height:54pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.076%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;-sec-extract:summary;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:17pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">UNITED STATES&#8232;SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:7pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:19.871%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:19.871%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:10pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#58; April 13, 2020</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.076%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:7pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:24pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">CITIZENS, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:7pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.076%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.237%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:31.768%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.941%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:29.973%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.941%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:29.977%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;"> </font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:54pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.076%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:33.784%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:22.346%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:37.870%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Title of each class</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Trading Symbol</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Name of each exchange on which 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style="width:98.000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:98.557%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:9.707%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:86.293%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Item&#160;5.02</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers&#59; Election of Directors&#59; Appointment of Certain Officers&#59; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On April 13, 2020, Citizens, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Executive Change in Leadership Agreement (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) with its Chief Financial Officer, Jeffery P. Conklin, and each of the following executive officers&#58; James A. Eliasberg, Robert M. Mauldin III, Chad M. Mellon and Harvey J. L. Waite (each, an &#8220;Executive&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;Executives&#8221;). The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company determined that the Agreement would, among other things, help preserve leadership continuity in-light-of potential change in control of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The Agreement provides that (i) if Geoff Kolander, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, departs from the Company prior to January 1, 2022 (a &#8220;Change in Leadership&#8221;), </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;">and</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;"> (ii) the Executive is terminated without Cause or the Executive terminates 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0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">2.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:10.5pt;">six (6) months of Executive&#8217;s then-base monthly compensation&#59; and</font></div><div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">3.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:10.5pt;">the immediate vesting of any outstanding stock grants from the Company to the Executive.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The Termination Payment shall be made to the Executive in a lump sum within 30 days of termination of employment provided Executive signs a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company on the last day of Executive&#8217;s employment with the Company.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The above summary of the Agreement is qualified by reference in its entity to the Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table 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style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">10.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;"><a href="changeinleadershipagre.htm" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;">Form of Executive Change in Leadership Agreement entered into by and between the Company and each of the following&#58; Jeffery P. Conklin, James A. Eliasberg, Robert M. Mauldin III, Chad M. Mellon and Harvey J. L. Waite</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;"> </font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:54pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;">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.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:33.653%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:15.619%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.809%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:76.572%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">CITIZENS, INC.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="height:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#47;s&#47; Geoffrey M. Kolander</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-top:2pt;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:15pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;">Date&#58; April 16, 2020</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;"> </font></div></div></div></body></html>
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iaf63bb8813ea47a1b53b5e213759de97_1"></div><div style="height:68pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:97.85pt;padding-right:98.6pt;text-align:center;margin-top:3.95pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;">EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:4.55pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">This Executive Change in Leadership Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Agreement</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221;) is entered into as of &#91;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">insert date</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#93; (the &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Effective Date</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221;) by and between Citizens, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Company</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221;), and &#91;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">executive name</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#93; (the &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Executive</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221;) (each, a &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Party</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221; and together, the &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Parties</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6.05pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">WHEREAS, the Executive has been and remains employed by the Company in a position of trust and confidence that provides great value to the Company&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that it is possible that a Change in Leadership (as defined herein) could occur at some time in the future&#59;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6.1pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">WHEREAS, the Company recognizes the uncertainty of such a possibility could result in the distraction of the Executive from his or her assigned duties and responsibilities&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure the continued attention by the Executive to such duties and responsibilities without the potential distractions caused by a Change in Leadership&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">NOW THEREFORE, without altering, modifying, or otherwise impacting any written agreements between them as of the Effective Date, the Parties agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36.05pt;padding-left:41pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">A.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:25.36pt;">Definitions</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">As used in this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">a.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.37pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Change in Leadership</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221; shall mean the departure of Geoff Kolander as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company prior to the end of the first term of his Employment Contract, entered into with the Company on January 1, 2019 and which ends January 1, 2022.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36.05pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">b.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27.8pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Cause</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221; shall mean&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">a.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.37pt;">Executive&#8217;s continued failure to satisfactorily perform the material responsibilities and duties as the Company&#8217;s employee&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:6.15pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">b.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:22.75pt;">Executive&#8217;s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or severe neglect in the performance of the duties and services as the Company&#8217;s employee&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">c.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.37pt;">Executive&#8217;s final conviction of a felony, or an admission or civil judgment that Executive engaged in fraud, embezzlement, or dishonesty&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36.05pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">d.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27.8pt;">Executive&#8217;s material breach of any applicable employment agreement with the Company&#59;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:6.15pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">e.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.37pt;">Executive&#8217;s knowing and unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information to any person outside the Company&#59; or</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36.05pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">f.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:29.64pt;">Executive&#8217;s material violation of any rule, policy, or practice of the Company.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:14pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:68pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">3.&#160; &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Good Reason</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221; shall mean&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">a.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.37pt;">a material adverse change in Executive&#8217;s status as an executive or other key employee of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Leadership, including, without </font></div><div id="iaf63bb8813ea47a1b53b5e213759de97_4"></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;padding-left:36pt;margin-top:3.95pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">limitation, any material adverse change in Executive&#8217;s position, authority, or aggregate duties or responsibilities&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">b.&#160;an adverse change in the Executive&#8217;s then-base monthly compensation or participation in other management incentive plans in which Executive participated at the time of a Change in Leadership&#59; or</font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">c.&#160;the taking of any action by the Company that would diminish other than in a </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">de minimis </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">amount the aggregate value of the benefits provided to Executive under the Company&#8217;s medical, health, dental, accident, disability, life insurance, or retirement plans in which Executive participated at the time of a Change in Leadership.</font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">4. &#160;&#8220;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Termination Payment</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#8221; shall mean&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">1.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:22.75pt;">reimbursement of six (6) months of COBRA continuation payments under the Company&#8217;s group health plan at cost of normal employee rate provided that Executive elects COBRA continuation coverage&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-36.05pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">2.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27.8pt;">six (6) months of Executive&#8217;s then-base monthly compensation&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:6.05pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">3.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:22.75pt;">the immediate vesting of any outstanding stock grants from the Company to the Executive.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">B. &#160;  Effect of a Change in Leadership</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.6pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">If there is a Change in Leadership and the Executive is terminated without Cause or Executive terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason within one year of the Change in Leadership, Executive shall be entitled to a Termination Payment. The Termination Payment shall be made in a lump sum within 30 days of termination of employment provided Executive signs a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company on the last day of Executive&#8217;s employment with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-40.5pt;padding-left:41pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">C.&#160;Governing Law</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-4.51pt;padding-left:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">D.&#160;At-Will Employment</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:35.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.05pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a contract of employment for a fixed period of time or to otherwise alter the at-will nature of the relationship between the Parties, nor will it be construed to replace, limit or reduce any legal duty Executive would otherwise owe to the Company absent this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:97.7pt;padding-right:98.6pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#91;SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW&#93;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:14pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div id="iaf63bb8813ea47a1b53b5e213759de97_7"></div><div style="height:68pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;margin-top:3.95pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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