UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 13, 2015
BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda | | 001-36169 | | 98-1120002 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or
Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
94 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08
Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 278-5004
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 Company’s 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) was held on May 13, 2015. The following summarizes each of the 2015 Annual Meeting proposals and the voting results thereon:
I. Approval of Five Member Board and Election of Directors
The Company’s Bye-Laws provide for a classified Board, divided into three classes of approximately equal size. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, Company shareholders (the “Shareholders”) voted to fix the number of directors at five and to elect two director nominees as Class B directors to the Company’s Board, each of whom will serve until: (i) the Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; or (ii) his or her earlier resignation.
The table below details the voting results for this proposal.
Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Non-Votes | |
D. Andrew Cook | | 5,304,038 | | 29,165 | | 3,848 | | 2,713,943 | |
William Pollett | | 5,302,008 | | 31,195 | | 3,848 | | 2,713,943 | |
II. Reduction of Premium Account
At the 2015 Annual Meeting, Shareholders voted to approve the reduction of the Company’s share premium account from $165.2 million to zero and the contribution of the amount so reduced to the Company as contributed surplus to be effective as of the date of the approval.
The table below details the voting results for this proposal.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Non-Votes | |
5,301,355 | | 18,927 | | 16,769 | | 2,713,943 | |
III. Appointment of Independent Auditor
At the 2015 Annual Meeting, Shareholders voted to approve the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s Independent Auditor for 2015, and authorized the Board, acting by the Company’s Audit Committee, to set their remuneration.
The table below details the voting results for this proposal.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Non-Votes | |
7,976,493 | | 62,317 | | 12,184 | | 0 | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. (Registrant) |
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May 13, 2015 | | By: | /s/ Michael S. Paquette |
Date | | Name: | Michael S. Paquette |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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