Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3349Z

Hiscox Ltd

16 May 2019

 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 16 May 2019, were duly passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at http://morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Details of the proxy votes lodged at the meeting are set out below:

Resolution Number and description	For	%	Against	%	Withheld
1.   Report and Accounts	231,413,669	99.99	100	0.00	765,055
2.   Remuneration Report	228,264,867	98.57	3,292,502	1.42	618,886
3.   Final Dividend	231,583,022	100	0	0.00	594,233
4.   To re-appoint Robert Childs	225,244,049	97.26	6,338,972	2.74	594,233
5.   To re-appoint Caroline Foulger	229,645,357	99.16	1,937,664	0.84	594,233
6.   To re-appoint Michael Goodwin	230,804,893	99.66	778,129	0.34	594,233
7.   To re-appoint Thomas Hürlimann	230,805,879	99.66	777,143	0.34	594,233
8.   To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain	227,329,571	99.46	1,221,999	0.53	3,625,685
9.   To re-appoint Colin Keogh	229,553,004	99.12	2,030,018	0.88	594,233
10.  To re-appoint Anne MacDonald	231,150,451	99.81	432,571	0.19	594,233
11.  To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada	230,531,788	99.54	1,051,234	0.45	594,233
12.  To re-appoint Constantinos Miranthis	230,805,879	99.66	777,143	0.34	594,233
13.  To re-appoint Lynn Pike	231,150,471	99.81	432,551	0.19	594,233
14.  To re-appoint Richard Watson	230,531,952	99.54	1,051,070	0.45	594,233
15.  To re-appoint PwC as auditors	231,557,452	99.99	1,120	0.00	618,683
16.  To appoint the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration	231,558,474	99.99	1,120	0.00	617,661
17.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	209,717,499	90.56	21,842,095	9.43	617,661
18.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights*	224,449,264	96.93	7,110,073	3.07	617,918
19.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights on additional 5% of shares*	213,060,456	92.01	18,498,880	7.99	617,919
20.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	230,031,674	99.34	1,515,596	0.65	630,063

Resolutions 18, 19 and 20 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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