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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG | exhibit1.htm |
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): | October 17, 2013 |
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 001-32938 | 98-0681223 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| Lindenstrasse 8, Baar/Zug, Switzerland | 6340 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | +41-41-768-1080 |
Not Applicable
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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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (the “Company”) held an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on October 17, 2013. The Company’s shareholders considered the following proposal, which is described in greater detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated September 17, 2013.
Proposal 1 Election of Director
The Company’s shareholders elected the nominee listed below as a Class I Director to serve until the Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting in 2014:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
Eric S. Schwartz |
25,850,274 | 88,255 | 112,371 | |||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 17, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Schwartz’s election to its Board of Directors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Number | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 17, 2013. |
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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.
| Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG | ||||
| October 17, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Wesley D. Dupont
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| Name: Wesley D. Dupont | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President & General Counsel | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press release, dated October 17, 2013 |