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): | June 6, 2018 |
XL GROUP LTD
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 1-10804 | 98-1304974 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
O'Hara House, One Bermudiana Road, Hamilton, Bermuda | HM 08 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-8515
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special general meeting of shareholders (the “special general meeting”) of XL Group Ltd (“XL”) was held on June 6, 2018 to vote on the proposals identified in the definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2018 in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 5, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by an among XL, AXA SA and Camelot Holdings Ltd. (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into XL, with XL as the surviving corporation in the merger (the “merger”).
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 as determined in accordance with the XL’s bye-laws.
Proposal 1 - Approval of the Merger Agreement, the statutory merger agreement required in accordance with Section 105 of the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended, and the merger. | |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
191,759,656 | 66,453 | 12,801 | — | |||
Proposal 2 - Approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to XL’s named executive officers in connection with the merger. | |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
155,875,147 | 34,711,489 | 1,252,274 | — | |||
Proposal 3 - Approval of an adjournment of the special general meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there were insufficient votes to approve Proposal 1 at the special general meeting. | |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
175,738,293 | 16,069,738 | 30,879 | — | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 6, 2018
XL Group Ltd
(Registrant)
By: | /s/ Kirstin Gould |
Name: | Kirstin Gould |
Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |