2014ProxyVoting8K

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