On January 22, 2018, Steve Shelton, independent director and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, notified Citizens, Inc. of his intention not to stand for re-election as a director at the completion of his current one-year term, which will expire at the company's 2018 annual meeting of shareholders expected to be held on June 4, 2018. Mr. Shelton will continue to serve on the company's board of directors and the nominating and corporate governance committee until that time.