Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 6, 2010

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Bermuda 001-32938 98-0481737
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
27 Richmond Road, Pembroke, Bermuda,   HM 08
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   441-278-5400

Not Applicable
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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.

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2010. The Company’s shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 17, 2010.

Proposal 1 Election of Directors

The Company’s board of directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, each of approximately equal size. The following three Class II directors were elected to hold office until the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2013 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or their office is otherwise vacated:

                         
    For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Barbara T. Alexander
     32,375,491       849,638       3,156,450  
Scott Hunter
     33,167,599       57,530       3,156,450  
Patrick de Saint-Aignan
     33,190,815       34,314       3,156,450  

Proposal 2 Approval of Eligible Subsidiary Directors

In accordance with the Company’s bye-laws, no person may be elected as a director of any of the Company’s non-U.S. insurance subsidiaries (excluding Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd) unless such person has been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The following slates of nominees were approved as “eligible subsidiary directors” of certain of the Company’s non-U.S. insurance subsidiaries:

Allied World Assurance Company (Europe) Limited - the slate of J. Michael Baldwin, Scott A. Carmilani, John Clifford, Hugh Governey and John T. Redmond.

                         
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
32,644,607
    528,135       52,387       3,156,450  

 Allied World Assurance Company (Reinsurance) Limited - the slate of J. Michael Baldwin, Scott A. Carmilani, John Clifford, Hugh Governey and John T. Redmond.

                         
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
32,663,330
    509,397       52,402       3,156,450  

Proposal 3 Appointment of Independent Auditors

The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as its independent auditors to serve until the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2011.

                 
For   Against   Abstain
36,244,836
    131,250       5,493  

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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.

         
    Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd
          
May 11, 2010   By:   /s/ Wesley D. Dupont
       
        Name: Wesley D. Dupont
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary