Bristol West shareholders to vote June 21 on Farmers Group merger

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., May 4 - Bristol West Holdings, Inc. will hold a special meeting of stockholders on June 21 for the purpose of voting on the March 2 agreement and plan of merger with Farmers Group, Inc. and BWH Acquisition Co.

Shareholders of record as of May 14 are entitled to vote at the meeting, according to a company news release.

The merger agreement calls for Bristol West be acquired by Farmers Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) for $22.50 per share in cash in a transaction valued at $712 million.

Bristol West, a Davie, Fla.-based property and casualty insurer, would be the surviving corporation.

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