Last checked at 15 May 2020 07:00
Hiscox Ltd
(the 'Company')
Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 14 May 2020, were duly passed.
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 a https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Details of the proxy votes lodged at the meeting are set out below:
Resolution Number and description | For & Discretionary | % | Against | % | Withheld |
1. Report and Accounts
| 240,018,826 | 100.00% | 0 | 0% | 297,095 |
2. Directors' Remuneration Policy | 230,333,655 | 95.86% | 9,949,668 | 4.14% | 32,597 |
3. Annual Report on Remuneration | 238,930,420 | 99.44% | 1,352,487 | 0.56% | 33,014 |
4. To re-appoint Robert Childs
| 235,136,785 | 97.86% | 5,152,651 | 2.14% | 26,485 |
5. To re-appoint Caroline Foulger
| 239,250,077 | 99.57% | 1,033,943 | 0.43% | 31,901 |
6. To re-appoint Michael Goodwin
| 239,960,818 | 99.87% | 323,202 | 0.13% | 31,901 |
7. To re-appoint Thomas Hürlimann
| 239,960,818 | 99.87% | 323,202 | 0.13% | 31,901 |
8. To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain
| 239,208,416 | 99.55% | 1,075,604 | 0.45% | 31,901 |
9. To re-appoint Colin Keogh | 238,621,298 | 99.31% | 1,662,722 | 0.69% | 31,901 |
10. To re-appoint Anne MacDonald
| 239,960,715 | 99.87% | 323,305 | 0.13% | 31,901 |
11. To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada
| 239,300,921 | 99.59% | 983,099 | 0.41% | 31,901 |
12. To re-appoint Constantinos Miranthis
| 239,960,818 | 99.87% | 323,202 | 0.13% | 31,901 |
13. To re-appoint Joanne Musselle
| 239,283,927 | 99.58% | 999,393 | 0.42% | 32,601 |
14. To re-appoint Lynn Pike
| 239,681,702 | 99.75% | 602,318 | 0.25% | 31,901 |
15. To re-appoint PwC as auditors
| 240,285,731 | 100.00% | 1,671 | 0.00% | 28,519 |
16. To appoint the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration
| 240,288,313 | 100.00% | 1,123 | 0.00% | 26,485 |
17. To amend the rules of the Performance Share Plan
| 237,656,961 | 98.91% | 2,628,485 | 1.09% | 30,475 |
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 212,630,133 | 88.49% | 27,658,607 | 11.51% | 27,181 |
19. To dis-apply pre-emption rights*
| 240,272,424 | 99.99% | 17,012 | 0.01% | 26,485 |
20. To dis-apply pre-emption rights on additional 5% of shares*
| 239,555,198 | 99.69% | 734,238 | 0.31% | 26,485 |
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* | 239,466,426 | 99.70% | 729,490 | 0.30% | 120,005 |
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