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): April 27, 2012
Alleghany Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9371 | 51-0283071 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 7 Times Square Tower, 17th Floor, New York, New York | 10036 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 752-1356
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. |
At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Alleghany Corporation (“Alleghany”) held on April 27, 2012: (i) four directors were elected to serve for three-year terms on the Board of Directors of Alleghany, (ii) Alleghany’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved, (iii) the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Alleghany’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2012 was ratified, and (iv) an advisory vote on Alleghany executive compensation was approved. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| (i) | Election of Directors | |||||||||||||||||
| (a) John G. Foos | 14,332,557 | 56,266 | 54,594 | 1,005,227 | ||||||||||||||
| (b) William K. Lavin | 13,974,103 | 414,731 | 54,583 | 1,005,227 | ||||||||||||||
| (c) Phillip M. Martineau | 13,949,291 | 439,610 | 54,516 | 1,005,227 | ||||||||||||||
| (d) Raymond L.M. Wong | 14,006,952 | 381,421 | 55,044 | 1,005,227 | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Approval of Alleghany’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan | 13,626,935 | 747,984 | 68,498 | 1,005,227 | |||||||||||||
| (iii) | Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Alleghany’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2012 | 15,342,015 | 23,620 | 83,010 | N/A | |||||||||||||
| (iv) | Advisory vote on Alleghany’s executive compensation | 13,834,167 | 496,438 | 112,812 | 1,005,227 | |||||||||||||
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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.
| ALLEGHANY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: May 1, 2012 | By: | /s/ Roger B. Gorham | ||||
| Name: Roger B. Gorham | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and chief financial officer | ||||||
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