AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SERVICE GROUP, INC.


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

____________________


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  October 14, 2008



AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SERVICE GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



TEXAS

001-31434

75-1458323

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)



1301 CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY

SUITE C-300

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)


(512) 328-0888

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Item 8.01

Other Events


On October 14, 2008, American Physicians Service Group, Inc. issued a press release entitled, “American Physicians Service Group, Inc. Announces Expansion of its Stock Buyback Plan”. A copy of our press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference in its entirety.


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d) Exhibits


The following exhibits are furnished herewith:


Exhibit

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by American Physicians Service Group, Inc. dated October 14, 2008




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SIGNATURES


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.


Date: October 14, 2008

American Physicians Service Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Signed:

/s/ Marc J. Zimmermann

 

Name:

Marc J. Zimmermann

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer




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