Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5167L

Catlin Group Limited

07 May 2010

 



RESULTS OF CATLIN GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VOTING

HAMILTON, Bermuda - All of the resolutions proposed at Catlin Group Limited's Annual General Meeting, held on Thursday 6 May 2010 in Bermuda, were duly passed by shareholders. Proxies were received in respect of 215,567,099 common shares, representing 60.05 per cent of the shares in issue.

The results of the proxy voting on each resolution were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For	Proxy Holder's Discretion	Votes Against	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive the Annual Report & Accounts	211,581,907	133,080	3,845,885	6,226
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	206,469,283	132,603	8,509,725	455,487
3.	To re-appoint  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as  Auditors	215,417,165	133,080	3,290	13,564
4.	To authorise the Board to establish auditors' remuneration	215,370,284	133,080	109	63,626
5.	To appoint Mr Stephen Catlin	215,200,356	133,080	169,822	63,841
6.	To appoint Mr Kenneth Goldstein	215,192,316	133,441	177,501	63,841
7.	To appoint Mr Guy Beringer	215,199,414	133,441	170,403	63,841
8.	To appoint Mr Robert Gowdy	215,191,084	133,441	178,733	63,841
9.	To appoint Mr Benjamin Meuli	215,199,995	133,441	169,822	63,841
10.	To authorise the Board to allot shares	212,342,013	133,080	1,746,613	1,345,393
11.	To disapply pre-emption rights in limited circumstances	215,327,040	133,441	28,138	78,480
12.	To authorise market  purchases of shares in limited circumstances	215,300,844	133,080	37,775	95,400

A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

Resolutions 1 to 10 were ordinary resolutions, and Resolutions 11 and 12 were special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

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For more information contact:

Media Relations:
James Burcke, Head of Communications, London	Tel: Mobile: E-mail:	[phone] [phone] [e-mail]
Liz Morley, Maitland	Tel: E-mail:	[phone] [e-mail]
Investor Relations:
William Spurgin, Head of Investor Relations, London	Tel: Mobile: E-mail:	[phone] [phone] [e-mail]

Notes to editors:

1.   Catlin Group Limited, headquartered in Bermuda, is an international specialist property/casualty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30 classes of business worldwide through six underwriting hubs. Gross premiums written in 2009 amounted to more than US$3.7 billion.

2.   Catlin shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: CGL). More information about Catlin can be found at catlin.com.

3.   Catlin has established operating hubs in London, Bermuda, the United States, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Canada.  Through these hubs, Catlin works closely with policyholders and their brokers.  The hubs also provide Catlin with product and geographic diversity. Altogether, Catlin operates nearly 50 offices in 20 countries.

4.   Catlin's underwriting units are rated 'A' by A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's.

5.   Catlin is the title sponsor of the Catlin Arctic Survey, a unique collaboration between polar explorers and research scientists to improve society's knowledge of potential environmental changes.  Catlin Arctic Survey 2010, which began in March, will focus on how rising carbon emissions may affect oceans and sea life.  More information is available at CatlinArcticSurvey.com.

 

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