Hiscox LtdLSE: HSX

Announcement of Result of 2016 AGM

· Issued by Hiscox Ltd
RNS Number : 7996Y
Hiscox Ltd
19 May 2016
 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today were duly passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Details of the proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman are set out below:

Resolution Number and description

For

%

Against

%

Withheld

1.   Report and Accounts

216,676,752

98.19

3,984,070

1.81

46,113

2.   Remuneration Report

215,289,665

98.92

2,337,325

1.08

3,079,945

3.   To re-appoint Lynn Carter

220,662,828

99.99

3,898

0.01

40,209

4.   To re-appoint Robert Childs

210,137,484

98.99

2,143,098

1.00

8,426,353

5.   To re-appoint Caroline Foulger

220,455,417

99.90

211,309

0.1

40,209

6.   To re-appoint Ernst Jansen

220,455,249

99.90

211,477

0.1

40,209

7.   To re-appoint Colin Keogh

220,662,480

99.99

4,246

0.01

40,209

8.   To re-appoint Anne MacDonald

220,662,660

99.99

4,066

0.01

40,209

9.   To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada

220,663,008

99.99

3,718

0.01

40,209

10.  To re-appoint Robert McMillan

220,455,249

99.90

211,477

0.1

40,209

11.  To re-appoint Gunnar Stokholm

220,455,249

99.90

211,477

0.1

40,209

12.  To re-appoint Richard Watson

220,663,008

99.99

3,718

0.01

40,209

13.  To appoint PwC as auditors

220,664,728

99.99

1,220

0.01

40,987

14.  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration

220,665,506

99.99

1,220

0.01

40,209

15.  To approve the Performance Share Plan

215,744,971

98.4

3,491,490

1.6

1,470,474

16.  To approve the UK Sharesave and International Sharesave schemes

219,733,196

99.57

933,530

0.43

40,209

17.  To approve the Scrip Dividend Alternative

220,664,954

99.99

1,772

0.01

40,209

18.  To authorise the Directors to capitalise sums in connection with the Scrip Dividend Alternative

220,664,954

99.99

1,772

0.01

40,209

19.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares

213,958,359

96.96

6,708,367

3.04

40,209

20.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights

220,661,820

99.99

4,906

0.01

40,209

21.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

217,401,400

98.52

3,265,326

1.48

40,209

A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes against the resolution.

Jeremy Pinchin

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300


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