EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 24, 2012, the Registrant held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting stockholders: 1) elected the six Board of Director nominees to serve as directors of the Registrant for the ensuing year, 2) approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, 3) reapproved the material terms of the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) performance goals of the 2007 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Stock Incentive Plan, 4) approved the 2013 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan, and 5) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

The voting results are set forth below.

                        Proposal 1: Election of Directors:                                                                            Broker                 Nominee           Votes Cast for   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes         George C. Carpenter III       11,202,744   451,627    10,517     585,198         Stephen A. Crane              11,300,358   357,589     6,941     585,198         Jonathan R. Fletcher          11,295,216   356,618    13,054     585,198         Robert L. Howe                11,628,268    32,079     4,541     585,198         Bruce G. Kelley               11,622,586    31,769    10,533     585,198         Gretchen H. Tegeler           11,628,352    31,995     4,541     585,198   

Proposal 2: Approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the

             Registrant's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy              statement:                                                            Broker                          For       Against   Abstain   Non-Votes                       11,549,883   78,855    36,150     585,198   

Proposal 3: Reapprove the material terms of the Internal Revenue Code Section

            162(m) performance goals of the 2007 Employers Mutual Casualty             Company Stock Incentive Plan:                                                            Broker                          For       Against   Abstain   Non-Votes                       11,470,469   168,395   26,024     585,198   

Proposal 4: Approve the 2013 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Non-Employee

             Director Stock Purchase Plan:                                                            Broker                         For       Against    Abstain   Non-Votes                      9,484,050   2,155,356   25,482     585,198   

Proposal 5: Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's

            independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal             year:                                                            Broker                          For       Against   Abstain   Non-Votes                       12,203,922   39,200     6,964        -     

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                         Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.   

On May 24, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend of twenty (20) cents per share of common stock payable June 11, 2012 to shareholders of record as of June 4, 2012. A press release was issued May 25, 2012 announcing the dividend. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

                    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.                                       (d) Exhibits.    Exhibit Number   Description        99         Press release     

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