Result of AGM
Helios Underwriting Plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, including the adoption of the 2025 annual accounts with 100% approval, the Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy with 99.89% approval, and the payment of final and special dividends with 99.99% approval. Directors were re-appointed with strong support, and auditors PKF Littlejohn LLP were re-appointed with 99.89% approval. The company also received shareholder approval for share allotment, pre-emption rights, and market purchases of its own shares, with the lowest approval for a special resolution being 99.47%.
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Helios, the only publicly traded company offering instant access to a diverse portfolio of syndicates at Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today, all resolutions put to shareholders of the Company were duly passed.
The full text of the resolutions considered at the AGM is set out in the Notice of AGM published on 27 May 2026, available on the Company's website at www.huwplc.com.
A poll was held for each resolution, the results of which are as follows:
| Resolution | For | % | Against | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive and adopt the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, which include the reports of the Directors and auditors | 34,723,145 | 100% | 0 | 0 % |
| 2 | To approve the Directorsʼ Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 34,643,343 | 99.89% | 39,802 | 0.11 % |
| 3 | To approve the Directorsʼ Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 34,643,343 | 99.89% | 39,802 | 0.11 % |
| 4 | To approve payment of a final dividend | 34,719,873 | 99.99% | 3,272 | 0.01 % |
| 5 | To approve payment of a special dividend | 34,719,873 | 99.99% | 3,272 | 0.01 % |
| 6 | To re-appoint Louis Tucker as a Director | 34,716,670 | 99.98% | 6,251 | 0.02 % |
| 7 | To re-appoint Adhiraj Maitra as a Director | 34,676,669 | 99.98% | 6,252 | 0.02 % |
| 8 | To re-appoint Joanna Parsons as a Director | 34,647,943 | 99.90% | 34,978 | 0.10 % |
| 9 | To re-appoint John Chambers as a Director | 34,716,670 | 99.98% | 6,251 | 0.02 % |
| 10 | To re-appoint Nigel Hanbury as a Director | 34,716,670 | 99.98% | 6,251 | 0.02 % |
| 11 | To re-appoint Andrew Christie as a Director | 34,681,952 | 99.88% | 40,969 | 0.12 % |
| 12 | To re-appoint Katie Wade as a Director | 34,679,649 | 99.99% | 3,272 | 0.01 % |
| 13 | To re-appoint Tom Libassi as a Director | 34,030,914 | 98.02% | 688,995 | 1.98 % |
| 14 | To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors of the Company | 34,677,616 | 99.89% | 39,529 | 0.11 % |
| 15 | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 34,688,167 | 99.90% | 34,978 | 0.10 % |
| 16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 34,661,830 | 99.82% | 61,315 | 0.18 % |
| 17 | To disapply pre-emption rights* | 34,565,809 | 99.72% | 97,628 | 0.28 % |
| 18 | To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of a specified capital investment* | 34,526,774 | 99.47% | 182,663 | 0.53 % |
| 19 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares* | 34,625,316 | 99.72% | 97,829 | 0.28 % |
*Special resolution
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