Result of AGM
Catlin Group Limited
07 June 2006
RESULTS OF CATLIN GROUP LIMITED AGM VOTING
HAMILTON, Bermuda - All of the resolutions proposed at Catlin Group Limited's
Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 6 June 2006 in Bermuda, were duly passed
by shareholders. Proxies were received in respect of 106,686,979 common shares,
representing 65% of the shares in issue.
The results of the proxy voting on each resolution were as follows:
Proxy
Votes Holder's Votes Votes
Resolution For Discretion Against Withheld
1. To receive the 101,973,029 2,750 345,013 4,360,187
Annual Report and
Accounts
2. To approve the 101,641,743 2,750 3,978,020 1,058,465
Directors'
Remuneration
Report
3. To re-appoint 106,611,337 2,750 66,892 0
Pricewaterhouse
Coopers LLP as
Auditors
4. To authorise the 106,611,337 2,750 66,892 0
Board to establish
auditors'
remuneration
5. To declare a final 105,241,078 2,750 121,997 1,315,153
dividend
6. To elect Mr Michael 105,856,563 2,750 821,666 0
Harper
7. To elect Jean Claude 105,856,563 2,750 821,666 0
Damerval
8. To re-elect Sir 104,033,390 2,750 1,556,971 1,087,867
Graham Hearne
9. To re-elect Mr 103,534,268 2,750 2,644,838 499,122
Michael Crall
10. To re-elect Mr 103,534,268 2,750 2,644,838 499,122
Richard Haverland
11. To re-elect Mr 103,743,268 2,750 2,435,838 499,122
Michael Hepher
12. To authorise the 102,192,713 2,750 4,485,516 0
Board to allot shares
13. To disapply pre- 106,662,488 18,419 0 0
emption rights in
limited circumstances
14. To authorise market 106,620,897 28,940 0 31,142
purchases of shares
in limited
circumstances
Resolutions 1-12 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 and 14 were
special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions have 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 Tel: +44 (0)20 7458 5710
Mobile: +44 (0)7958 767 738
E-mail: james.burcke@catlin.com
Investor Relations:
William Spurgin, Head of Investor
Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7458 5726
Mobile: +44 (0)7710 314 365
E-mail: william.spurgin@catlin.com
Notes to editors:
1. The Catlin Group, headquartered in Bermuda, is an international
specialist property/casualty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30
classes of business worldwide. Catlin wrote gross premiums of $1.4 billion in
2005.Catlin shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:
CGL).
2. Catlin operates four underwriting platforms:
• The Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's of London (Syndicate 2003), which is one
of the largest syndicates at Lloyd's based on 2006 premium capacity of £450
million. It is a recognised leader of numerous classes of specialty
insurance and reinsurance.
• Catlin Bermuda (Catlin Insurance Company Ltd.), which underwrites
property treaty and casualty treaty reinsurance and property and casualty
insurance.
• Catlin UK (Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd.), which specialises in
underwriting commercial non-life insurance for UK clients. It also writes
other classes of business written by the Catlin Syndicate.
• Catlin US (American Indemnity Company, to be renamed Catlin Insurance
Company Inc.), which specialises in underwriting commercial property/
casualty insurance for US clients.
The Catlin Syndicate, Catlin Bermuda and Catlin UK have financial strength
ratings of 'A' (Excellent) from A.M. Best Company. Catlin Bermuda and Catlin
UK have insurance financial strength ratings of 'A-' (Strong) from Standard &
Poor's, whilst the Catlin Syndicate has a Lloyd's Syndicate Assessment of
'4-' (Low Dependency) from Standard & Poor's.
3. Catlin also operates offices worldwide which allow Catlin underwriters to
work closely with local policyholders and brokers. The offices are located in
the United States (Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and San Francisco), Canada
(Toronto), Australia (Sydney), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Germany
(Cologne), Belgium (Antwerp) and Guernsey. Catlin UK has regional offices in
Glasgow, Leeds, Derby, Birmingham and Watford.
4. More information about Catlin can be found on the Group's website:
www.catlin.com.
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