AGM


Results of AGM

Beazley plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12pm on 24 March 2010 in Dublin and all the resolutions were duly passed.


The total number of votes received by the Chairman for use in a poll for each resolution is set out below. The number of 5p ordinary shares in issue and the number of voting rights on 23rd March 2010 was 531,120,689.


Resolution No Description        For and        discretionary Against Withheld
1 Ordinary To receive the Financial Statements 427,673,350 929,382 3,669,600
2 Ordinary To receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report 281,549,132 112,953,991 37,769,209
3 Ordinary To re-elect Martin Bride as a Director 429,842,755 2,427,927 1,650
4 Ordinary To re-elect George Blunden as a Director 426,580,588 5,691,652 92
5 Ordinary To re-elect Vincent Sheridan as a Director 430,632,188 1,639,052 1,092
6 Ordinary To re-elect Jonathan Gray as a Director 423,011,100 9,261,140 92
7 Ordinary To re-elect Gordon Hamilton as a Director 423,393,800 8,877,440 1,092
8 Ordinary To re-elect Dan Jones as a Director 423,376,300 8,894,940 1,092
9 Ordinary To re-appoint the Auditors 425,847,002 6,424,237 1,093
10 Ordinary To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors remuneration 429,712,524 2,361,649 198,159
11 Ordinary To authorise the Directors to allot shares generally 413,532,831 10,466,758 8,272,743
12 Special To approve a limited disapplication of pre-emption rights 429,602,656 2,669,676 -
13 Special To authorise the limited purchase by the company of its own shares 431,852,851 8,102 411,379
14 Special To approve the calling of general meetings of the Company, other than the annual general meeting, at not less than 14 clear days’ notice. 422,945,723 9,124,450 202,159
15 Special To approve and adopt the Company’s amended Articles of Association 422,944,336 9,124,450 203,546