Hiscox Ltd Announcement of Result of 2017 AGM (5990F)

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RNS Number : 5990F

Hiscox Ltd

18 May 2017

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Hamilton, Bermuda - Hiscox Ltd announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today 18 May 2017, 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 at the meeting are set out below:

 
          Resolution Number and                For         %       Against       %     Withheld 
               description 
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            1. Report and Accounts         209,212,831    99.59      870,205    0.41     584,692 
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      2. Remuneration Policy               177,072,418    84.46   32,579,285   15.54   1,016.024 
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      3. Remuneration Report               164,615,533    80.74   39,277,567   19.26   6,774,627 
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      4. Final Dividend                    210,081,432   99.999        1,604   0.001     584,692 
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      5. To re-appoint Lynn 
       Carter                              209,483,590    99.71      599,446    0.29     584,692 
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            6. To re-appoint Robert 
             Childs                        199,491,540    98.90    2,222,631    1.10   8,953,557 
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            7. To re-appoint Caroline 
             Foulger                       206,322,578    98.21    3,760,458    1.79     584,692 
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            8. To re-appoint Hamayou 
             Akbar Hussain                 209,510,964    99.73      572,072    0.27     584,692 
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            9. To re-appoint Ernst 
             Jansen                        209,485,325    99.72      597,711    0.28     584,692 
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      10. To re-appoint Colin 
       Keogh                               206,575,986    99.57      896,888    0.43   3,194,854 
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      11. To re-appoint Anne 
       MacDonald                           209,485,325    99.72      597,711    0.28     584,692 
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            12. To re-appoint Bronislaw 
             Masojada                      209,510,964    99.73      572,072    0.27     584,962 
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            13. To re-appoint Robert 
             McMillan                      209,483,921    99.71      599,115    0.29     584,692 
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      14. To re-appoint Gunnar 
       Stokholm                            209,483,921    99.71      599,115    0.29     584,692 
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      15. To re-appoint Richard 
       Watson                              209,508,391    99.73      574,645    0.27     584,692 
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      16. To appoint PwC as 
       auditors                            209,941,631    99.93      140,628    0.07     585,469 
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      17. To authorise the 
       Audit Committee to determine 
       Auditors' remuneration              210,040,859    99.98       42,177    0.02     584,692 
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      18. To authorise the 
       Directors to allot shares           204,030,254    97.23    5,816,733    2.77     820,741 
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      19. To dis-apply pre-emption 
       rights*                             206,227,258    98.16    3,855,778    1.84     584,692 
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      20. To authorise the 
       Company to purchase 
       its own shares*                     207,011,639    98.56    3,030,038    1.44     625,649 
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Resolutions 19 and 20 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.

Jeremy Pinchin

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300

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