Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 27, 2009, Citizens, Inc. ("Citizens") issued a news release (the "Release") reporting, among other things, that it completed its acquisition of Integrity Capital Corporation ("Integrity Capital") in exchange for shares of Citizens, Inc. Class A Common stock. Integrity Capital is the parent of Integrity Capital Insurance Company, an Indiana life insurance company. The transaction is valued at approximately $9.7 million.
Citizens also announced it will release its fourth quarter 2008 earnings on Thursday, March 12, 2009 and will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on Friday March 13, 2009. A copy of the Release is included as Exhibit 99.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Citizens intends to file its Form 10-K dated December 31, 2008 by Monday, March 16, 2009 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, contingent upon the completion of the 2008 audit by Ernst & Young, LLP.
The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:

99.8 News Release issued by Citizens, Inc. on February 27, 2009.

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