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):  May 23, 2012

 

ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-33128

(Commission File Number)

 

98-0503315

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

601 Carlson Parkway

Minnetonka, Minnesota  55305

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(952) 852-2431

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 5.07                                       SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

At the 2012 Annual Meeting:

 

1)                                      three Class III directors were elected to serve a term ending in 2015;

 

2)                                      the performance criteria under the OneBeacon Long-Term Incentive Plan (2007) were approved; and

 

3)                                      the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012 was approved.

 

As of March 29, 2012, the record date for the 2012 Annual Meeting, a total of 23,613,719 Class A Common Shares and 71,754,738 Class B Common Shares were issued and outstanding.  The results of the vote are presented below.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of three Class III directors with a term ending in 2015.

 

Director

 

Votes For*

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Raymond Barrette

 

724,728,722

 

14,172,534

 

1,465,335

 

Reid T. Campbell

 

725,828,008

 

13,073,248

 

1,465,335

 

Morgan W. Davis

 

737,089,257

 

1,811,999

 

1,465,335

 

 

Proposal 2 — approval of the performance criteria under the OneBeacon Long-Term Incentive Plan (2007); and

 

Votes For*

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

727,154,088

 

11,596,428

 

150,740

 

1,465,335

 

 

Proposal 3 - Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012.

 

Votes For*

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

740,091,761

 

190,429

 

89,401

 

 

 


*Each Class B Common Share is entitled to 10 votes for every one share; the totals shown above give effect to the 10 for 1 Class B Common Share voting rights.  The Class A and Class B shares vote together as one class.

 

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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.

 

 

 

ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 25, 2012

 

 

By:

/s/ Jane E. Freedman

 

 

Jane E. Freedman

 

 

Secretary and Associate General Counsel

 

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