UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On July 27, 2023, James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected Dennis J. Langwell, Peter B. Migliorato and Ollie L. Sherman, Jr. as Class II directors for a one-year term to hold office until the 2024 general meeting of shareholders and elected Frank N. D’Orazio as a Class III director for a one-year term to hold office until the 2024 general meeting of shareholders. The Company’s shareholders also approved (i) the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent auditor to serve until the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders and authorization of our Board of Directors, acting by the Audit Committee, to determine the independent auditor’s remuneration, and (ii) the 2022 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis.
The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 1a. Dennis J. Langwell, as a Class II director | 38,032,844 | 740,604 | 5,007 | 1,384,819 | ||||||||||
| 1b. Peter B. Migliorato, as a Class II director | 38,032,844 | 740,604 | 5,007 | 1,384,819 | ||||||||||
| 1c. Ollie L. Sherman, Jr., as a Class II director | 36,227,177 | 2,546,271 | 5,007 | 1,384,819 | ||||||||||
| 1d. Frank N. D’Orazio, as a Class III director | 38,336,321 | 429,088 | 13,046 | 1,384,819 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2 - The re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 39,718,028 | 427,520 | 17,726 | 0 | ||||||||
Proposal 3 - The approval of the 2022 compensation of our named executive officers:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 37,359,151 | 1,399,195 | 20,109 | 1,384,819 | ||||||||
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.
| JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD. | |||||
| Dated: July 28, 2023 | By: /s/ Sarah C. Doran | ||||
| Sarah C. Doran | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||