Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4902O

Hiscox Ltd

17 May 2018

 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today 17 May 2018, 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 at the meeting are set out below:

Resolution Number and description	For	%	Against	%	Withheld
1.   Report and Accounts	227,964,186	99.70	690,538	0.30	731,750
2.   Remuneration Report	224,879,428	98.29	3,919,130	1.71	587,915
3.   Final Dividend	228,389,125	99.82	411,130	0.18	586,219
4.   To re-appoint Lynn Carter	228,663,741	99.94	136,514	0.06	586,219
5.   To re-appoint Robert Childs	217,311,899	97.49	5,596,568	2.51	6,478,006
6.   To re-appoint Caroline Foulger	226,721,014	99.09	2,079,240	0.91	586,219
7.   To re-appoint Michael Goodwin	228,480,836	99.86	319,419	0.14	586,219
8.   To re-appoint Thomas Hürlimann	228,479,169	99.86	320,386	0.14	586,919
9.   To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain	228,276,583	99.77	523,672	0.23	586,219
10.  To re-appoint Colin Keogh	226,799,322	99.13	1,989,028	0.87	598,123
11.  To re-appoint Anne MacDonald	228,665,461	99.94	134,794	0.06	586,219
12.  To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada	228,586,535	99.91	213,720	0.09	586,219
13.  To re-appoint Robert McMillan	228,345,489	99.80	454,766	0.20	586,219
14.  To re-appoint Constantinos Miranthis	228,480,136	99.86	319,419	0.14	586,919
15.  To re-appoint Richard Watson	228,586,535	99.91	213,720	0.09	586,219
16.  To appoint PwC as auditors	227,035,348	99.23	1,763,989	0.77	587,136
17.  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration	228,586,535	99.91	213,720	0.09	586,219
18.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	218,385,480	95.45	10,414,775	4.55	586,219
19.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights*	221,227,171	96.69	7,572,084	3.31	587,219
20.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights on additional 5% of shares*	210,951,581	92.20	17,847,673	7.80	587,219
21.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	226,926,157	99.22	1,795,190	0.78	665,126

Resolutions 19, 20 and 21 were passed as special resolutions.

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.

Marc Wetherhill

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300

 

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