5th May 2006 14:41
Beazley Group PLC05 May 2006 This AGM statement replaces the announcement released at 14.23 today under RNS number 5301C. This announcement features additional information. Beazley Group Plc - AGM Statement Beazley Group plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12 noontoday and announces that all the resolutions were duly passed. Full details of the resolutions passed as special business have today beensubmitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the ListingAuthority's Document and Viewing Facility. The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. Thenumber of 25p ordinary shares in issue on 3rd May 2006 was 360,619,056. +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Resolution |Description |For and |Against |Abstain || | |Discretionary | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 1 |To receive and | 285,944,554| 495,000| 2,296,778|| |adopt the | | | || |directors' | | | || |remuneration | | | || |report | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 2 |To approve the | 287,819,824| 916,508| 0|| |2005 report and| | | || |accounts | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 3 |To declare a | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |final dividend | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 4 |To re-elect J G| 287,998,157| 783,175| 0|| |W Agnew | | | || |(chairman) | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 5 |To re-elect A F| 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |Beazley (chief | | | || |executive) | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 6 |To re-elect J D| 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |Fishburn (non | | | || |executive | | | || |director) | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 7 |To re-elect T F| 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |Sullivan (non | | | || |executive | | | || |director) | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 8 |To re-elect J D| 278,779,581| 495,000| 9,461,751|| |Sargent (non | | | || |executive | | | || |director) | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 9 |To reappoint | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |KPMG Audit plc | | | || |as auditors and| | | || |authorise the | | | || |directors to | | | || |determine the | | | || |auditors' | | | || |remuneration | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 10 |To authorise | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |the company to | | | || |allot ordinary | | | || |shares | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 11 |To waive the | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |pre-emption | | | || |rights | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| 12 |To authorise | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| |the company to | | | || |purchase its | | | || |own shares | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| Special |To amend the | 288,736,332| 0| 0|| Business |Articles 105.1 | | | || |of the Articles| | | || |of Association | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ --ENDS-- For further information, please contact: Beazley Group plcArthur MannersT +44 (0)20 7667 0623 Notes to Editors Beazley Group, plc (BEZ.L), founded in 1986, is the parent company of specialistinsurance businesses with operations in the UK and the United States. Beazleymanages two Lloyd's syndicates (Syndicate 2623 and Syndicate 623) with aggregateunderwriting capacity in 2006 of £830m ($1.46bn). Both syndicates are rated A byA.M. Best. The Beazley syndicates focus on specialist risk business in selectedmarkets, including professional indemnity, commercial property, marine,reinsurance, and personal lines. Beazley is a market leader in many of itschosen segments, such as professional indemnity insurance for US law firms andfor US architects and engineers. Beazley is quoted on the London Stock Exchange. In the United States, Beazley's underwriters focus on writing specialistinsurance products in the admitted market, backed by Beazley Insurance Company,Inc., a US admitted carrier in all 50 states; and surplus lines risks, backed bythe Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's. Beazley Insurance Company is rated A- by A.M.Best. Beazley's website address is: www.beazley.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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