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Hiscox Ltd announced that all 24 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 14 May 2026 were duly passed by the requisite majority of shareholders. Resolutions included the approval of the Annual Report and Accounts and the final dividend for the year ending 31 December 2025, both with 100% of votes "For & Discretionary". Additionally, Peter Clarke was appointed as a director, and multiple existing directors and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were re-appointed as auditors.
| Date | 14 May 2026 |
| Time | 17:09:10 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4164E |
Hiscox Ltd
(the 'Company')
Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 14 May 2026, were duly passed by the requisite majority.
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. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
259,568,833 |
100% |
12,871 |
0.00% |
581,061 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
252,209,556 |
96.95% |
7,939,876 |
3.05% |
13,333 |
|
3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy |
252,378,975 |
97.25% |
7,143,528 |
2.75% |
640,262 |
|
4. To approve the UK and International Sharesave Schemes |
258,485,034 |
99.36% |
1,664,098 |
0.64% |
13,633 |
|
5. To approve the Hiscox Share Award Plan |
255,417,540 |
98.18% |
4,731,592 |
1.82% |
13,633 |
|
6. To approve the final dividend for the year ending 31 December 2025 |
260,148,747 |
100.00% |
698 |
0.00% |
13,320 |
|
7. To appoint Peter Clarke |
257,802,447 |
99.10% |
2,346,512 |
0.90% |
13,806
|
|
8. To re-appoint Lynne Biggar |
256,902,238 |
98.75% |
3,246,721 |
1.25% |
13,806 |
|
9. To re-appoint Beth Boucher |
256,902,238 |
98.75% |
3,246,721 |
1.25% |
13,806 |
|
10. To re-appoint Paul Cooper |
259,459,969 |
99.74% |
688,990 |
0.26% |
13,806 |
|
11. To re-appoint Donna DeMaio |
256,902,108 |
98.75% |
3,246,851 |
1.25% |
13,806 |
|
12. To re-appoint June Yee Felix |
256,901,008 |
98.75% |
3,247,161 |
1.25% |
13,806 |
|
13. To re-appoint Michael Goodwin |
257,242,039 |
98.88% |
2,906,920 |
1.12% |
13,806 |
|
14. To re-appoint Jane Guyett |
253,334,069 |
97.38% |
6,814,890 |
2.62% |
13,806 |
|
15. To re-appoint Thomas Huerlimann |
257,241,930 |
98.88% |
2,907,029 |
1.12% |
13,806 |
|
16. To re-appoint Hamayou Akbar Hussain |
258,881,535 |
99.51% |
1,267,724 |
0.49% |
13,506 |
|
17. To re-appoint Constantinos Miranthis |
257,240,776 |
98.88% |
2,908,183 |
1.12% |
13,806 |
|
18. To re-appoint Joanne Musselle |
259,478,101 |
99.74% |
670,858 |
0.26% |
13,806 |
|
19. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
260,091,208 |
99.98% |
57,519 |
0.02% |
14,038 |
|
20. To appoint the Audit Committee to determine Auditors' remuneration |
260,147,763 |
100.00% |
964 |
0.00% |
14,038 |
|
21. To authorise the Directors to allot Share |
255,076,804 |
98.05% |
5,072,620 |
1.95% |
13,341 |
|
22. To dis-apply pre-emption rights |
252,300,761 |
96.98% |
7,848,662 |
3.02% |
13,342 |
|
23. To dis-apply pre-emption rights on additional 10% of share |
246,992,742 |
94.94% |
13,156,682 |
5.06% |
13,341 |
|
24. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
260,133,934 |
100.00% |
666 |
0.00% |
28,165 |
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