Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1300D

Catlin Group Limited

11 May 2012

 



Release 2012-8

RESULTS OF CATLIN GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VOTING

HAMILTON, Bermuda - All of the resolutions proposed at Catlin Group Limited's Annual General Meeting, held on Thursday 10 May 2012 in Bermuda, were duly passed by shareholders. Proxies were received in respect of 223,039,673 common shares, representing 61.78 per cent of the shares in issue.

The results of the proxy voting on each resolution were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For	Proxy Holder's Discretion	Votes Against	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive the Annual Report & Accounts	220,112,886	46,522	2,880,264	0
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	214,027,898	36,307	6,194,681	2,778,990
3.	To re-appoint  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as  Auditors	222,780,785	46,522	212,366	0
4.	To authorise the Board to establish auditors' remuneration	222,976,062	46,522	13,125	3,964
5.	To appoint Mr Bruce Carnegie-Brown	222,328,636	36,037	672,829	2,171
6.	To appoint Mr Stephen Catlin	222,331,228	36,037	671,288	1,120
7.	To appoint Mr Benjamin Meuli	222,331,228	36,037	671,288	1,120
8.	To appoint Mr Kenneth Goldstein	222,501,132	36,037	501,333	1,171
9.	To appoint Mr Robert Gowdy	222,449,827	36,037	501,333	2,476
10.	To appoint Mr Nicholas Lyons	221,525,956	36,037	1,473,805	3,875
11.	To appoint Mr John Barton	222,226,854	36,037	771,911	4,871
12.	To authorise the Board to allot shares	217,229,246	46,522	5,381,797	382,108
13.	To disapply pre-emption rights in limited circumstances	222,957,828	44,272	26,119	11,454
14.	To authorise market  purchases of shares in limited circumstances	222,110,383	52,143	8,959	868,188

A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

Resolutions 1-12 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 and 14 were special resolutions.

A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority National Storage Mechanism and is now available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do :

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For more information contact:

Media Relations:
James Burcke, Head of Communications, London	Tel: Mobile: E-mail:	[phone] [phone] [e-mail]
Liz Morley, Maitland	Tel: E-mail:	[phone] [e-mail]
Investor Relations:
William Spurgin, Head of Investor Relations, London	Tel: Mobile: E-mail:	[phone] [phone] [e-mail]

Notes to editors:

1.   Catlin Group Limited, headquartered in Bermuda, is an international specialist property/casualty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30 classes of business worldwide through six underwriting hubs. Gross premiums written in 2011 amounted to US$4.5 billion.

2.   Catlin has established underwriting hubs in London, Bermuda, the United States, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Canada. Through these hubs, Catlin works closely with policyholders and their brokers. The hubs also provide Catlin with product and geographic diversity. Altogether, Catlin currently operates 57 offices in 21 countries.

3.   Catlin's underwriting units are rated 'A' by A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. The Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's (Syndicate 2003) is the largest syndicate in the Lloyd's market, which is rated 'A+' by Standard & Poor's and 'A' by A.M. Best.

4.   Catlin is the title sponsor of the Catlin Seaview Survey, a major scientific expedition that will commence later this year that will include the first comprehensive study to document the composition and health of sections of the Great Barrier Reef across an unprecedented range of depths. The scientific data gathered by the Catlin Seaview Survey will strengthen the understanding of how climate change and other environmental changes are likely to affect ocean ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef.

5.   Catlin shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: CGL). More information about Catlin can be found at www.catlin.com.

 

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