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Posting of Notice of Special General Meeting
Posting of Notice of Special General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1283L Lancashire Holdings Limited 27 July 2011 \n \n\nLANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED\n \n27 July 2011\nHamilton, Bermuda\n \nPosting of Notice of Special General Meeting\n \nLancashire Holdings Limited (the \"Company\") will hold a Special General Meeting (\"SGM\") on Thursday 18 August 2011 commencing at 12 noon (Bermuda time) at its Bermuda office, Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda. The meeting is being called to consider important resolutions recommended at meetings of the Company's board of directors (the \"Board\") on 25 - 26 July 2011. The resolutions are to authorise the Board to issue and allot shares for cash up to 10% on a non pre-emptive basis to provide flexibility in light of the Company's capital management strategy, and to change the Company's Bye-laws to allow meetings (of the Board and of shareholders) to be held in the United Kingdom in advance of its tax residency move following recent changes in UK law.\n \nNotice of the Special General Meeting (\"SGM Notice\"), a form of proxy and a form of direction for holders of depositary interests have been posted to shareholders today. Shareholders entered on the register of members at 5:00pm (Bermuda time) on 25 July 2011 are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (either in person or by proxy).\n \nCopies of the SGM Notice and ancillary documents will be available on the Company's website, www.lancashiregroup.com from today and have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do \n \nFor further information, please contact: \n\n\n\n\nLancashire Holdings Limited\nElaine Whelan\n\n\n \n+1 441 278 8964\n\n\n\n\nJonny Creagh-Coen\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7264 4066\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHaggie Financial\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Rigby\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7417 8989\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAbout Lancashire\n \nLancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty insurance products. The Group companies carry the following ratings:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial Strength \nRating (1)\n\n\nLong Term Issuer \nRating (2)\n\n\nOutlook\n\n\n\n\nA.M. Best\n\n\nA\n\n\nbbb \n\n\nStable\n\n\n\n\nStandard & Poor's\n\n\nA-\n\n\nBBB\n\n\nStable\n\n...