Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Helios, the unique investment vehicle which acquires and consolidates underwriting capacity at Lloyd's, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), held earlier today, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
The full text of the resolutions considered at the AGM is set out in the Notice of AGM published on 2 June 2020, available on the Company's website at www.huwplc.com .
Results of the poll vote on each resolution are set out below:
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Discretionary |
Withheld |
|
1 |
To receive the 2019 Annual Report
|
3,589,074 |
0 |
30,600 |
0 |
2 |
Re-elect Nigel Hanbury
|
3,589,074 |
0 |
30,600 |
0 |
3 |
Re-elect Andrew Christie
|
3,589,074 |
0 |
30,600 |
0 |
4 |
Re-appointment of the auditor
|
3,561,574 |
27,500 |
30,600 |
0 |
5 |
Remuneration of the auditor
|
3,561,574 |
27,500 |
30,600 |
0 |
6 |
To renew the Directors' authority to allot securities
|
3,550,488 |
38,586 |
30,600 |
0 |
7 |
To disapply pre-emption rights
|
3,476,779 |
95,360 |
30,600 |
16,935 |
8 |
To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of a specified capital Investment
|
3,449,279 |
122,860 |
30,600 |
16,935 |
9 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
3,483,011 |
98,143 |
30,600 |
7,920 |
For further information, please contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
Nigel Hanbury - Chief Executive 07787 530404 / nigel.hanbury@huwplc.com
Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer 07754 965 917
Shore Capital
Robert Finlay/David Coaten 020 7408 4090
About Helios
Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the Lloyd's insurance market writing approximately £70m of capacity for the 2020 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.