3rd May 2007 17:45
Beazley Group PLC03 May 2007 Press Release Beazley Group Plc - AGM Results 3 May 2007 Beazley Group plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 4pm todayand 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 by the Chairman for use in a poll for eachresolution is set out below. The number of 5p ordinary shares in issue and thenumber of voting rights on 1st May 2007 was 365,537,758. +---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+|Resolution |Description |For and |Against || | |Discretionary | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 1 |To receive and adopt the | 272,548,138| 8,452,570|| |directors' remuneration | | || Ordinary |report | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 2 |To receive and adopt the | 288,804,801| 1,330,236|| |Financial Statements | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 3 |To declare a final dividend | 293,229,519| 0|| |of 3.2p per ordinary share | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 4 |To re-elect W M Becker as a | 293,221,987| 7,532|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 5 |To re-elect D L Jones as a | 293,221,987| 7,532|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 6 |To re-elect A G K Hamilton as| 293,221,987| 7,532|| |a Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 7 |To re-elect C A Washbourn as | 292,329,278| 900,241|| |a Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 8 |To re-elect D A Horton as a | 292,723,683| 505,834|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 9 |To re-elect J G Gray as a | 292,723,685| 505,834|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 10 |To re-elect J G Rowell as a | 292,723,685| 505,834|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 11 |To re-elect A D Pomfret as a | 293,221,987| 7,532|| |Director | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 12 |To reappoint the Auditors | 291,022,097| 500,263|| | | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 13 |To authorise the Directors to| 293,229,519| 0|| |allot ordinary shares | | || Ordinary |generally | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 14 |To approve the Beazley Group | 293,229,519| 0|| |plc Section 423 Plan | | || Ordinary | | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 15 |To approve amendments to | 292,872,251| 357,268|| |Beazley Group plc Long Term | | || Ordinary |Incentive Plan | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 16 |To approve a limited | 293,229,519| 0|| |disapplication of pre-emption| | || Special |rights | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 17 |To authorise the limited | 293,229,519| 0|| |purchase by the Company of | | || Special |its own shares | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+| 18 |To approve and adopt the | 293,229,519| 0|| |Company's Articles of | | || Special |Association | | |+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ --ENDS-- For further information, please contact: Beazley Group plc Arthur Manners T +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 2007 of £861m ($1.7bn). 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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