12th Mar 2010 15:00
12 March 2010
OMEGA INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Result of Special General Meeting (the "SGM")
Omega Insurance Holdings Limited ("Omega") announces that, at the SGM held earlier today, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Special General Meeting included in the circular dated 18 February 2010 (the "Circular") relating to the appointment of new Directors were duly passed by shareholders. Accordingly, John Coldman, James Bryce, Robin Spencer-Arscott, Jonathan Betts, David Cooper and Ernest Morrison will be appointed as non-executive Directors of the Company with immediate effect.
As announced on 18 February 2010, each of Walter Fiederowicz, Christopher Clarke, Clifford Palmer, Coleman Ross and Nicholas Warren has stepped down as non-executive Directors with immediate effect.
As stated in the Circular, the Delaware Department of Insurance called a public hearing for 10 March 2010 to consider the disclaimer of control which the Delaware Department of Insurance originally granted to Invesco Asset Management Limited in relation to Omega US Insurance, Inc. The decision of the Delaware Department of Insurance is not yet available and a further announcement will be made once the decision is available.
To comply with LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, Omega confirms that:
The publicly quoted company of which John Coldman has been a director in the past five years is as follows:
Benfield Group Limited
The publicly quoted company of which James Bryce has been a director in the past five years is as follows:
IPC Holdings Limited
The publicly quoted companies of which David Cooper has been a director in the past five years are as follows:
Auda Global Ltd November*
Paulson Advantage Ltd*
Paulson Advantage Plus Ltd*
Paulson Enhanced Ltd*
Paulson International Ltd*
The Pegasus Fund Limited*
The Pegasus Leveraged Fund Limited*
Clareville Capital India Fund Ltd
Clareville Capital Shackleton Fund Ltd
Clareville Capital Shackleton Master Fund Ltd
Clareville Capital Temple Fund Limited
Clareville Capital Temple Master Fund Ltd
The publicly quoted companies of which Ernest Morrison has been a director in the past five years are as follows:
Clareville Capital India Fund Ltd*
Lazard European Explorer, Ltd.*
Lazard Emerging Income Plus, Ltd*
Lazard Emerging Income, Ltd.*
Lazard Global Opportunities, Ltd.*
Lazard World Alternative Value Fund, Ltd.*
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund*
The Pegasus Fund Limited*
The Pegasus Leveraged Fund Limited*
*current directorships
There are no further matters required to be disclosed in respect of John Coldman, James Bryce, Robin Spencer-Arscott, Jonathan Betts, David Cooper or Ernest Morrison under LR 9.6.13R (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Enquiries:
Media Enquiries:
Byron Ousey / Michael Turner, Kreab Gavin Anderson +44 (0)20 7074 1800
Analysts Enquiries:
Lucia Langella-Rahn / Andrew Jones, Kreab Gavin Anderson +44 (0)20 7074 1800
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