Announcement of Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9294E

Hiscox Ltd

16 May 2013

 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Announcement of Result of AGM

Hamilton, Bermuda - The Company announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today were duly passed on a show of hands.  In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Details of the proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman are set out below:

Resolution Number and description	For	%	Against	%	Withheld
1. Report and Accounts	285,597,831	100	0	0	3,233,058
2. Remuneration Report	251,481,978	91.62	22,998,338	8.38	14,350,573
3. To increase the number of Directors permitted to be appointed under the Bye-Laws from 12 to 14	288,257,873	99.99	13,874	0.01	559,142
4. To increase the aggregate limit on Directors' fees under the Bye-Laws from £750,000 per annum to £1,250,000 per annum	285,249,734	99.98	67,714	0.02	3,513,441
5. To re-appoint Caroline Foulger	288,270,581	99.99	1,489	0.01	558,819
6. To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada	288,270,581	99.99	1,489	0.01	558,819
7. To re-appoint Robert Childs	279,946,459	99.52	1,351,571	0.48	7,532,859
8. To re-appoint Stuart Bridges	288,270,581	99.99	1,489	0.01	558,819
9. To re-appoint Richard Gillingwater	286,954,980	99.54	1,317,090	0.46	558,819
10. To re-appoint Daniel Healy	287,795,509	99.83	476,561	0.17	558,819
11. To re-appoint Ernst Jansen	287,791,244	99.83	480,826	0.17	558,819
12. To re-appoint Dr James King	287,791,244	99.83	480,826	0.17	558,819
13. To re-appoint Robert McMillan	287,791,244	99.83	480,826	0.17	558,819
14. To re-appoint Andrea Rosen	285,066,253	98.89	3,205,817	1.11	558,819
15. To re-appoint Gunnar Stokholm	287,795,509	99.83	476,561	0.17	558,819
16. To re-appoint KPMG as auditors	287,961,430	99.99	3,084	0.01	866,375
17. Auditors' remuneration	287,963,938	99.99	1,489	0.01	865,462
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	279,458,469	96.94	8,813,601	3.06	558,819
19. To dis-apply pre-emption rights	288,061,723	99.93	210,347	0.07	558,819
20. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	288,271,165	99.99	905	0.01	558,819

A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes against the resolution.

Jeremy Pinchin

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300

 

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