ALLEGHANY CORP /DE - FORM 8-K - May 4, 2011

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2011
Alleghany Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-9371   51-0283071
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
7 Times Square Tower, 17th Floor, New York, New York   10036
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 752-1356
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     At the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Alleghany Corporation (“Alleghany”) held on April 29, 2011: (i) three directors were elected to serve for three-year terms on the Board of Directors of Alleghany, (ii) the selection of KPMG LLP as Alleghany’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2011 was ratified, (iii) an advisory vote on Alleghany executive compensation was approved, and (iv) an advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on Alleghany executive compensation to be held every year was approved. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals:
                                 
                            Broker  
    For     Against     Abstain     Non-Votes  
(i) Election of Directors
                                
 
                                
(a) Rex D. Adams
     7,079,319       121,589       1,471       536,582  
 
                                
(b) Weston M. Hicks
     7,146,932       43,251       12,196       536,582  
 
                                
(c) Jefferson W. Kirby
     7,188,161       12,978       1,240       536,582  
 
                                
(ii) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as Alleghany’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2011
     7,681,418       39,136       18,407       N/A  
 
                                
(iii) Advisory vote on Alleghany’s executive compensation
     7,071,040       81,345       49,994       536,582  
                                         
                                    Broker  
    One Year     Two Years     Three Years     Abstain     Non-Votes  
(iv) Advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on Alleghany executive compensation
     6,732,603       30,143       389,865       49,768       536,582  

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: May 4, 2011  ALLEGHANY CORPORATION
 		  
  By:   /s/ Roger B. Gorham    
    Name:   Roger B. Gorham   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and chief financial officer   
 

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