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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