3rd Jun 2009 15:12
HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Board of Hiscox Ltd (the 'Company' and 'Hiscox') confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held today, 3 June 2009, were duly passed by shareholders, each on a show of hands. Proxies were received in respect of 273,417,830 Hiscox shares representing 73.12% of Hiscox's shares in issue.
373,923,705 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) were in issue as at 3 June 2009, each carrying one vote.
|
No. |
Resolution |
Votes for |
Votes discretionary |
Votes against |
Votes withheld
|
|
1. |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
260,553,405 |
5,885,449 |
6,890,283 |
88,693 |
|
2. |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
253,324,784 |
5,885,449 |
14,157,752 |
49,845 |
|
3. |
To appoint E R Jansen as a director |
265,618,171 |
5,885,449 |
190,125 |
1,724,085 |
|
4. |
To appoint G Stokholm as a director |
265,823,556 |
5,885,449 |
189,394 |
1,518,931 |
|
5. |
To re-appoint B EM Masojada as a director |
265,702,525 |
5,885,449 |
310,925 |
1,518,931 |
|
6. |
To re-appoint D M Healy as a director |
265,823,825 |
5,885,449 |
189,625 |
1,518,931 |
|
7. |
To re-appoint D A Stuurop as a director |
265,823,825 |
5,885,449 |
189,625 |
1,518,931 |
|
8. |
To appoint KPMG as auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration |
265,643,787 |
5,885,449 |
368,963 |
1,519,631 |
|
9. |
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
265,785,650 |
5,885,449 |
0 |
1,746,731 |
|
10. |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
247,399,406 |
5,885,449 |
11,860,449 |
8,272,526 |
|
11. |
To disapply pre-emption rights
|
264,695,607 |
5,885,449 |
11,924 |
2,824,850 |
|
12. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
262,493,608 |
5,885,449 |
3,474,642 |
1,564,131 |
Resolutions 1-10 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 11 and12 were proposed as special resolutions. Two copies of the special business resolutions (Resolutions 11 and 12) have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
UK Listing Authority
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
Telephone: 020 7066 1000
3 June 2009
Enquiries:
Charles Dupplin
Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd
Telephone: +1 441 278 8300
Related Shares:
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