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
May 11, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 1-31599 | 98-0392908 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Wellesley House, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441) 278-0440
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2012. Proxies with regard to the matters voted upon at the Annual General Meeting were solicited under Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual General Meeting and the results of voting on each such matter.
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors
Election of four Class I directors to the Board of Directors of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Steven W. Carlsen |
37,005,509 | 214,971 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| David Cash |
37,018,913 | 201,567 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| William M. Jewett* |
37,019,903 | 200,577 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| William J. Raver |
36,992,049 | 228,431 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| * | As previously announced in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2012, Mr. Jewett resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors immediately following the conclusion of the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. |
Election of a slate of director designees to the Board of Directors of Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| David Cash |
37,191,598 | 28,882 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| John V. Del Col |
37,190,636 | 29,844 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| William M. Jewett* |
37,192,363 | 28,117 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| * | As previously announced in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2012, Mr. Jewett resigned from the Board of Directors of Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. immediately following the conclusion of the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. |
Election of a slate of director designees to the Board of Directors of Endurance Worldwide Holdings Limited.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Alan Barlow |
37,192,087 | 28,393 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| William H. Bolinder |
37,156,284 | 64,196 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| David Cash |
37,194,136 | 26,344 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| Simon Minshall |
37,191,787 | 28,693 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| Brendan R. O’Neill |
37,165,154 | 55,326 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
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Election of a slate of director designees to the Board of Directors of Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited.
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Alan Barlow |
37,194,210 | 26,270 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| William H. Bolinder |
37,167,158 | 53,322 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| David Cash |
37,189,955 | 30,525 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| Simon Minshall |
37,194,210 | 26,270 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
| Brendan R. O’Neill |
37,168,621 | 51,859 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2 — Appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the fees for the independent auditors.
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| 39,055,553 |
225,167 | 2,623 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 3 — Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| 36,215,509 |
289,719 | 715,252 | 2,062,863 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 4 — Amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bye-laws.
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| 39,231,009 |
27,094 | 25,240 | 0 | |||||||||
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 11, 2012
| By: | /s/ John V. Del Col | |
| Name: | John V. Del Col | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Secretary |
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