UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 25, 2012
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-31909 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
141 Front Street
Hamilton HM 19
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-8201
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 25, 2012, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited held its annual general meeting. Proxies were solicited by our management in connection with our 2012 Annual General Meeting. The voting results are set out below and there were no broker non-votes.
(1) Proposal regarding the re-election of Messrs. Julian Cusack and Glyn Jones as Class II directors of the Company until 2015 and the election of Mr. Ronald Pressman as a Class III director of the Company until 2013.
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
||||||
| Julian Cusack |
59,373,556 | 4,778,513 | ||||||
| Glyn Jones |
60,922,690 | 3,229,379 | ||||||
| Ronald Pressman |
62,898,919 | 1,253,150 | ||||||
(2) Proposal regarding the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
At the 2012 Annual General Meeting, the Shareholders voted to approve the appointment of KPMG Audit Plc (“KPMG”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and have authorized the Company’s Board of Directors through the Audit Committee to set their remuneration.
| Votes For | Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
||||||||||
| KPMG |
63,748,992 | 401,229 | 1,848 | |||||||||
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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.
| ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: April 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ Julian Cusack | ||||
| Name: Julian Cusack | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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