AGM Information • Aug 22, 2014
AGM Information
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I, Shavon Edwards, Assistant Company Secretary of the Company, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the following is a true extract of resolutions adopted by the Members of the Company at a meeting duly convened and held on the 30th of April 2014, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting throughout and that such resolutions are still in full force and effect as at the date hereof:
It was RESOLVED to approve the reduction of the Company's share premium account from US\$192,164,662 to US\$Nil and the credit of the amount so reduced to the Company's contributed surplus.
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148,048,079 | 400 | 148,048,479 |
It was RESOLVED to approve that the Company's Memorandum of Association be amended by deleting paragraph $7.(3)$ thereof in its entirety and replacing the same with the following: " $7.(3)$ pursuant to Section 42B of the Act, the Company shall have the power to acquire its own shares to be held as treasury shares."
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | ΤΩΤΔΙ ∼⊾ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148,047,189 | 726 | 564 | 148,048,479 |
It was RESOLVED to grant the Directors of the Company a general and unconditional authority, pursuant to Bye-law 2.4 of the Company's Bye-laws, to allot Relevant Securities (within the meaning of that Bye-law), up to an aggregate nominal value of US\$30,907,635, an amount equal to approximately one-third of the issued Common Share capital of the Company as at 10 March 2014, provided that (i) unless otherwise renewed or revoked in general meeting, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company in 2015 or, if earlier, 15 months from the date of this resolution; (ii) the Company shall be entitled to make, before expiry of such authority, any offer or agreement which would or might require Relevant Securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot such Relevant Securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired; and (iii) such authority shall be in substitution for any and all authorities previously conferred upon the Directors for the purposes of Bye-law 2.4 but without prejudice to the allotment of any Relevant Securities already made or to be made pursuant to such authorities.
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147,750,135 | 297,680 | 664 | 148,048,479 |
It was RESOLVED to approve that the Company's Bye-laws be amended as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147.957.149 | 91.046 | 284 | 148,048,479 |
The proposed Special Resolutions, as set out in the Notice, were put to the meeting. In accordance with the Company's Bye-laws, the Chairman determined that the votes on the proposals would be taken by a poll. An option was given to Members present to cast votes via ballot, which was declined. With 148,048,479 shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, and all the votes cast, the following items were considered (which were required to be passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the votes cast):
It was RESOLVED that the Directors of the Company be authorised, in accordance with Bye-law 2.6 of the Company's Bye-laws, to allot Equity Securities (within the meaning of Bye-law 2.5(g)) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 11 above as if Bye-law 2.5(a) of the Company's Bye-laws did not apply to such authority up to an aggregate nominal value of US\$13,908,436, such amount being approximately 15 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as at 10 March 2014, provided that, unless otherwise renewed or revoked by the Shareholders in general meeting, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company in 2015 or, if earlier, 15 months from the date of this resolution and provided that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement which would or might require Common Shares to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot such Common Shares in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if Bye-law 2.5(a) did not apply.
| FOR. | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140,998,581 | 6,898,091 | 151.807 | 148,048,479 |
It was RESOLVED that the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with Bye-law 3 of the Company's Bye-laws and pursuant to section 42A of the Companies Act of Bermuda, to make one or more market purchases of any of its common shares of US\$0.50 each ("Common Shares") in such manner and on such terms as the Directors of the Company or any authorised committee thereof may from time to time determine provided that:
| FOR | AGAINST | THHELD WIT |
ገTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148,045,473 | 006 | 2.000 | 148,048,479 |
The proposed resolution, made pursuant to Bye-law 88.2 and as set out in the Notice, was put to the meeting. In accordance with the Company's Bye-laws, the Chairman determined that the votes on the proposal would be taken by a poll. An option was given to Members present to cast votes via ballot, which was declined. With 148,048,479 shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, and all the votes cast, the following item was considered (which was required to be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than 66 per cent of the votes attaching to all shares in issue):
It was RESOLVED that Bye-law 90 be amended as follows:
(a) in Bye-law $90.A(1)(d)$ , to replace the reference to the FSA with the FCA;
| FOR | PERCENTAGE | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF ALL | ||||
| SHARES IN | ||||
| ISSUE | ||||
| 147,955,033 | 80.77% | 91.046 | 2.400 | 148,048,479" |
Dated: This 28th day of May 2014 Signed under seal:
By:
Shavon Edwards Assistant Company Secretary For and on behalf of Lancashire Holdings Limited
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