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Helios Underwriting plc announced that all 12 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 30, 2025, were duly passed by shareholders. These resolutions included the approval of annual accounts, payment of final and special dividends, re-appointment of Directors Andrew Christie, John Chambers, and Katharine Wade, and re-appointment of PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors. Shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions, with 'For' percentages ranging from 99.52% to 100.00%.
| Date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Time | 12:28:04 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 0101P |
30 June 2025
Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Helios, the only publicly traded company offering instant access to a diverse portfolio of syndicates at Lloyd's of London, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today, all resolutions put to shareholders of the Company were duly passed.
The full text of the resolutions considered at the AGM is set out in the Notice of AGM published on 2 June 2025, available on the Company's website at www.huwplc.com.
A poll was held for each resolution, the results of which are as follows:
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which include the reports of the Directors and auditors |
41,255,217 |
100.00% |
501 |
0.00% |
|
2 |
To approve the payment of a final dividend |
41,235,860 |
99.95% |
19,858
|
0.05% |
|
3 |
To approve payment of a special dividend |
41,235,860
|
99.95% |
19,858 |
0.05% |
|
4 |
To re-appoint Andrew Christie as a Director |
41,243,717
|
100.00% |
501
|
0.00% |
|
5 |
To re-appoint John Chambers as a Director |
41,229,274
|
99.96% |
14,944
|
0.04% |
|
6 |
To re-appoint Katharine Wade as a Director |
41,243,717
|
100.00% |
501
|
0.00% |
|
7 |
To reappoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors of the Company |
41,243,717 |
100.00% |
501 |
0.00% |
|
8 |
To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration |
41,243,647
|
100.00% |
549
|
0.00% |
|
9 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
41,204,538
|
99.90% |
39,658
|
0.10% |
|
10 |
To disapply pre-emption rights* |
41,143,916
|
99.78% |
91,920
|
0.22% |
|
11 |
To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of a specified capital investment* |
41,148,978 |
99.79% |
86,880 |
0.21% |
|
12 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares* |
41,045,331 |
99.52% |
198,865 |
0.48% |
*Special resolution
For further information please contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
John Chambers - Interim Executive Chairman +44 (0)203 965 6441
Deutsche Bank AG (Nomad and Broker)
Giles Rolls / Charles Farquhar +44 (0)20 7601 6100
FTI Consulting
Ed Berry +44 (0)7703 330 199
Nathan Hambrook-Skinner +44 (0)7977 817 092
Christian Harte +44 (0)7974 288 763
About Helios
Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the Lloyd's insurance market. The portfolio provides a broad spread of business primarily participating in the US and other international wholesale and reinsurance markets. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.