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
June 30, 2015
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Bermuda | | 1-31599 | | 98-0392908 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441) 278-0400
(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. |
A Special General Meeting of Shareholders of the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (“Endurance”) was held on June 30, 2015. Proxies with regard to the matters voted upon at the Special 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 Special General Meeting and the results of voting on each such matter.
Proposal No. 1 — Approval of the issuance of the ordinary shares of Endurance pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 31, 2015, among Endurance, Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and Millhill Holdings Ltd.
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 39,026,136 | | 1,298,971 | | 57,164 | | 0 |
Proposal No. 2 — Approval of the adjournment of Endurance’s special general meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Endurance ordinary share issuance.
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 36,567,611 | | 3,758,931 | | 55,728 | | 0 |
The disclosure in Item 5.07 is incorporated herein by reference.
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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: June 30, 2015
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| By: | | /s/ John V. Del Col |
| Name: | | John V. Del Col |
| Title: | | General Counsel & Secretary |
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