Announcement of result of AGM

Hiscox Ltd

 

(the 'Company')

 

 

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today were duly passed on a show of hands.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

Details of the proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman are set out below:

 

Resolution Number and description	For	%	Against	%	Withheld
1. Report and Accounts	250,257,191	99.73	671,133	0.27	499,371
2. Remuneration Policy	145,421,031	57.95	105,514,775	42.05	491,869
3. Remuneration Report	243,722,264	97.13	7,213,562	2.87	491,869
4. To re-appoint Stuart Bridges	250,937,653	99.99	1,160	0.01	488,882
5. To re-appoint Robert Childs	244,082,157	98.42	3,913,854	1.58	3,431,684
6. To re-appoint Caroline Foulger	250,937,653	99.99	1,160	0.01	488,882
7. To re-appoint Richard Gillingwater	250,512,663	99.83	426,150	0.17	488,882
8. To re-appoint Daniel Healy	250,938,417	99.99	396	0.01	488,882
9. To re-appoint Ernst Jansen	250,938,417	99.99	396	0.01	488,882
10. To re-appoint Dr James King	250,666,289	99.89	272,524	0.11	488,882
11. To re-appoint Bronislaw Masojada	250,937,257	99.99	1,556	0.01	488,882
12. To re-appoint Robert McMillan	250,665,893	99.89	272,920	0.11	488,882
13. To re-appoint Andrea Rosen	250,877,672	99.98	61,141	0.02	488,882
14. To re-appoint Gunnar Stokholm	250,665,893	99.89	272,920	0.11	488,882
15. To re-appoint Richard Watson	250,937,653	99.99	1,160	0.01	488,882
16. To re-appoint KPMG as auditors	247,696,214	99.93	168,522	0.07	3,562,959
17. Auditors' remuneration	247,986,009	99.99	10,103	0.01	3,431,583
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	242,663,084	96.87	7,830,177	3.13	934,434
19. To dis-apply pre-emption rights	250,452,401	99.81	486,513	0.19	488,781
20. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	250,493,519	99.82	445,395	0.18	488,781

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Jeremy Pinchin

 

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300