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Hiscox Ltd announced that all 22 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on 12 May 2022, were duly passed. Shareholders approved the 2021 final dividend with 99.94% of votes and re-appointed PwC as auditors with 100% of votes. All directors were re-elected, with individual re-appointments receiving 'for' votes ranging from 94.59% to 99.88%.
| Date | 13 May 2022 |
| Time | 15:15:44 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4969L |
Hiscox Ltd
(the 'Company')
Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 12 May 2022, 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 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
|
293,822,058 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
417,189 |
|
2. Annual Report on Remuneration |
287,494,199 |
97.74% |
6,656,862 |
2.26% |
88,186 |
|
3. To approve the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 |
293,967,227 |
99.94% |
185,682 |
0.06% |
86,338 |
|
4. To re-appoint Robert Childs
|
276,391,087 |
94.59% |
15,797,658 |
5.41% |
2,050,502 |
|
5. To re-appoint Donna DeMaio
|
293,448,951 |
99.76% |
701,741 |
0.24% |
88,555 |
|
6. To re-appoint Michael Goodwin
|
291,442,622 |
99.08% |
2,708,970 |
0.92% |
87,655 |
|
7. To re-appoint Thomas Hürlimann
|
291,442,622 |
99.08% |
2,708,970 |
0.92% |
87,655 |
|
8. To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain
|
293,806,571 |
99.88% |
345,438 |
0.12% |
87,238 |
|
9. To re-appoint Colin Keogh |
289,813,537 |
98.53% |
4,338,055 |
1.47% |
87,655 |
|
10. To re-appoint Anne MacDonald
|
291,432,837 |
99.08% |
2,718,755 |
0.92% |
87,655 |
|
11. To re-appoint Constantinos Miranthis
|
291,442,622 |
99.08% |
2,708,970 |
0.92% |
87,655 |
|
12. To re-appoint Joanne Musselle
|
293,800,339 |
99.88% |
352,570 |
0.12% |
86,338 |
|
13. To re-appoint Lynn Pike
|
291,442,703 |
99.08% |
2,708,889 |
0.92% |
87,655 |
|
14. To re-appoint PwC as auditors
|
292,798,028 |
100.00% |
252 |
0.00% |
1,440,967 |
|
15. To appoint the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration
|
294,151,342 |
100.00% |
1,567 |
0.00% |
86,338 |
|
16. To approve the French Appendix to the Hiscox Ltd Performance Share Plan |
292,521,406 |
99.45% |
1,628,323 |
0.55% |
89,518 |
|
17. To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme |
294,149,722 |
100.00% |
2,287 |
0.00% |
87,238 |
|
18. To authorise the Directors to capitalise sums in connection with the Scrip Dividend Scheme |
294,148,405 |
100.00% |
3,604 |
0.00% |
87,238 |
|
19. To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
288,109,078 |
97.95% |
6,043,831 |
2.05% |
86,338 |
|
20. To dis-apply pre-emption rights
|
294,130,185 |
99.99% |
20,507 |
0.01% |
88,555 |
|
21. To dis-apply pre-emption rights on additional 5% of shares*
|
287,286,503 |
97.67% |
6,864,189 |
2.33% |
88,555 |
|
22. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* |
292,445,912 |
99.45% |
1,625,369 |
0.55% |
167,966 |
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