Hiscox Ltd
(the 'Company')
Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today 18 May 2017, 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 at the meeting are set out below:
|
Resolution Number and description |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld |
|
1. Report and Accounts |
209,212,831 |
99.59 |
870,205 |
0.41 |
584,692 |
|
2. Remuneration Policy |
177,072,418 |
84.46 |
32,579,285 |
15.54 |
1,016.024 |
|
3. Remuneration Report |
164,615,533 |
80.74 |
39,277,567 |
19.26 |
6,774,627 |
|
4. Final Dividend |
210,081,432 |
99.999 |
1,604 |
0.001 |
584,692 |
|
5. To re-appoint Lynn Carter |
209,483,590 |
99.71 |
599,446 |
0.29 |
584,692 |
|
6. To re-appoint Robert Childs |
199,491,540 |
98.90 |
2,222,631 |
1.10 |
8,953,557 |
|
7. To re-appoint Caroline Foulger |
206,322,578 |
98.21 |
3,760,458 |
1.79 |
584,692 |
|
8. To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain |
209,510,964 |
99.73 |
572,072 |
0.27 |
584,692 |
|
9. To re-appoint Ernst Jansen |
209,485,325 |
99.72 |
597,711 |
0.28 |
584,692 |
|
10. To re-appoint Colin Keogh |
206,575,986 |
99.57 |
896,888 |
0.43 |
3,194,854 |
|
11. To re-appoint Anne MacDonald |
209,485,325 |
99.72 |
597,711 |
0.28 |
584,692 |
|
12. To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada |
209,510,964 |
99.73 |
572,072 |
0.27 |
584,962 |
|
13. To re-appoint Robert McMillan |
209,483,921 |
99.71 |
599,115 |
0.29 |
584,692 |
|
14. To re-appoint Gunnar Stokholm |
209,483,921 |
99.71 |
599,115 |
0.29 |
584,692 |
|
15. To re-appoint Richard Watson |
209,508,391 |
99.73 |
574,645 |
0.27 |
584,692 |
|
16. To appoint PwC as auditors |
209,941,631 |
99.93 |
140,628 |
0.07 |
585,469 |
|
17. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration |
210,040,859 |
99.98 |
42,177 |
0.02 |
584,692 |
|
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
204,030,254 |
97.23 |
5,816,733 |
2.77 |
820,741 |
|
19. To dis-apply pre-emption rights* |
206,227,258 |
98.16 |
3,855,778 |
1.84 |
584,692 |
|
20. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* |
207,011,639 |
98.56 |
3,030,038 |
1.44 |
625,649 |
Resolutions 19 and 20 were passed as special resolutions.
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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