Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4502E

Hiscox Ltd

30 May 2012

 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd 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	292,150, 207	99.99	6,392	0.01	0
2. Remuneration Report	281,827,976	96.58	9,989,211	3.42	339,412
3. Final dividend	291,193,414	99.67	962,585	0.33	0
4. To re-appoint Robert Hiscox	290,527,126	99.44	1,629,473	0.56	0
5. To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada	291,758,432	99.86	398,167	0.14	0
6. To re-appoint Robert Childs	291,758,432	99.86	398,167	0.14	0
7. To re-appoint Stuart Bridges	291,758,432	99.86	398,167	0.14	0
8. To re-appoint Richard Gillingwater	290,240,279	99.34	1,916,320	0.66	0
9. To re-appoint Daniel Healy	291,145,243	99.65	1,011,356	0.35	0
10. To re-appoint Ernst Jansen	291,145,243	99.65	1,011,356	0.35	0
11. To re-appoint Dr James King	291,185,968	99.67	970,631	0.33	0
12. To re-appoint Robert McMillan	244,287,260	83.62	47,869,339	16.38	0
13. To re-appoint Andrea Rosen	291,177,916	99.67	978,683	0.33	0
14. To re-appoint Gunnar Stokholm	291,145,243	99.65	1,011,356	0.35	0
15. To re-appoint KPMG as auditors	291,956,598	99.93	200,001	0.07	0
16. Auditors' remuneration	292,156,203	99.99	396	0.01	0
17. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	281,499,287	96.38	10,586,104	3.62	71,208
18. To increase the authorised capital	292,109,313	99.98	44,519	0.02	2,767
19. To dis-apply pre-emption rights	292,098,830	99.98	53,900	0.02	3,869
20. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	292,136,307	99.99	16,025	0.01	4,267

The Company's issued share capital at 30 April was 391,606,631 which excludes 19,682,214shares held in Treasury.

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.

Charles Dupplin

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300

Date: 30 May 2012

 

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