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
May 22, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 1-8993 | 94-2708455 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
80 South Main Street, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
(Address of principal executive offices)
(603) 640-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual General Meeting of Members (the “2014 Annual Meeting”) on May 22, 2014 in Bermuda.
As of April 1, 2014, the record date for the 2014 Annual Meeting, a total of 6,174,386 common shares were eligible to vote; however, in accordance with the Company’s Bye-laws, direct and constructive holders of common shares whose votes would otherwise confer 10% or more of the votes conferred by all the issued shares of the Company are subject to a cut-back that reduces their total voting power to under 10%. The results of the vote, after applying the voting cut-backs which are required by the Company’s Bye-laws, are presented below.
Proposal 1 - Election of the Class II Directors to a term ending in 2017.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Raymond Barrette | 4,144,764 | 128,701 | 423,545 | |||
Yves Brouillette | 4,217,535 | 55,930 | 423,545 | |||
John D. Gillespie | 3,824,997 | 448,468 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 2 - Election of Directors of Sirius International Insurance Corporation.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Monica Cramér-Manhem | 4,268,445 | 5,020 | 423,545 | |||
Jeffrey Davis | 4,268,513 | 4,952 | 423,545 | |||
Lars Ek | 4,268,595 | 4,870 | 423,545 | |||
Brian E. Kensil | 4,268,598 | 4,867 | 423,545 | |||
Jan Onselius | 4,268,592 | 4,873 | 423,545 | |||
Göran A. Thorstensson | 4,268,591 | 4,874 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,713 | 4,752 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 3 - Election of Directors of HG Re Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Sheila E. Nicoll | 4,268,767 | 4,698 | 423,545 | |||
Kevin Pearson | 4,268,434 | 5,031 | 423,545 | |||
Warren J. Trace | 4,268,434 | 5,031 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,538 | 4,927 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 4 - Election of Directors of White Mountains Life Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Jennifer L. Pitts | 4,268,943 | 4,522 | 423,545 | |||
Christine H. Repasy | 4,268,942 | 4,523 | 423,545 | |||
Warren J. Trace | 4,268,462 | 5,003 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,307 | 5,158 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 5 - Election of Directors of White Shoals Re Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Christine H. Repasy | 4,268,712 | 4,753 | 423,545 | |||
Warren J. Trace | 4,268,224 | 5,241 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,319 | 5,146 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 6 - Election of Directors of Star Re Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Christine H. Repasy | 4,268,553 | 4,912 | 423,545 | |||
Göran A. Thorstensson | 4,268,552 | 4,913 | 423,545 | |||
Warren J. Trace | 4,268,446 | 5,019 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,408 | 5,057 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 7 - Election of Directors of Alstead Reinsurance (SAC) Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Raymond Barrette | 4,268,469 | 4,996 | 423,545 | |||
David Foy | 4,268,287 | 5,178 | 423,545 | |||
Sheila E. Nicoll | 4,268,765 | 4,700 | 423,545 | |||
Jennifer L. Pitts | 4,268,759 | 4,706 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 8 - Election of Directors of White Mountains Re Sirius Capital Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Michael Dashfield | 4,268,337 | 5,128 | 423,545 | |||
Lars Ek | 4,268,548 | 4,917 | 423,545 | |||
Göran A. Thorstensson | 4,268,595 | 4,870 | 423,545 | |||
Allan L. Waters | 4,268,529 | 4,936 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 9 - Election of Directors of Split Rock Insurance, Ltd.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Christopher Garrod | 4,268,341 | 5,124 | 423,545 | |||
Sarah A. Kolar | 4,268,379 | 5,086 | 423,545 | |||
Sheila E. Nicoll | 4,268,596 | 4,869 | 423,545 | |||
John C. Treacy | 4,268,607 | 4,858 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 10 - Election of Directors for any new non-United States operating subsidiary.
Nominee: | Votes FOR | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
Raymond Barrette | 4,268,541 | 4,924 | 423,545 | |||
David T. Foy | 4,268,154 | 5,311 | 423,545 | |||
Jennifer L. Pitts | 4,268,627 | 4,838 | 423,545 | |||
Warren J. Trace | 4,268,417 | 5,048 | 423,545 | |||
Proposal 11 - Approval of the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
Votes FOR | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-votes | ||||
4,171,472 | 70,735 | 31,258 | 423,545 | ||||
Proposal 12 - Approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2014.
Votes FOR | Votes Against | Abstained | ||||
4,683,906 | 10,738 | 2,366 | ||||
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.
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. | |||||
DATED: May 27, 2014 | By: | /s/ J. BRIAN PALMER J. Brian Palmer Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||