BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. (NYSE:BCRH) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. (NYSE:BCRH) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) was held on May8, 2018. The following summarizes each of the 2018 Annual Meeting proposals and the voting results thereon:

I.Approval of Five Member Board and Election of Directors

The Company’s Bye-Laws provide for a classified Board, divided into three classes of approximately equal size. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, Company shareholders (the “Shareholders”) voted to fix the number of directors at five and to elect two Class B director nominees to the Company’s Board for terms ending at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in 2021.

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

Nominee

VotesFor VotesAgainst Abstain Non-Votes

D. Andrew Cook

5,958,285 261,226 7,529 2,026,187

John V. Del Col

5,985,492 234,291 7,257 2,026,187

II. Adoption of Amended and Restated Bye-laws

At the 2018 Annual Meeting, Shareholders voted to amend and restate the Company’s bye-laws (“Bye-laws”) as described in the proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting. The amended and restated Bye-laws as approved by the Shareholders are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

Votes For

VotesAgainst

Abstain

Non-Votes

6,165,679 41,577 19,784 2,026,187

III.Appointment of Independent Auditor

At the 2018 Annual Meeting, Shareholders voted to approve the appointment of Ernst& Young Ltd., an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018, and authorized the Board, acting by the Company’s Audit Committee, to set their remuneration. The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

The table below details the voting results for this proposal.

Votes For

VotesAgainst

Abstain

Non-Votes

8,183,942 49,372 19,913
Item 5.07. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

Exhibit

No.

Description of Exhibit
3.1 Amended and Restated Bye-laws


Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. Exhibit
EX-3.1 2 d581317dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1 Exhibit 3.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED B Y E – L A W S of Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. CONTENTS   Clause    Page 1.    DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION      1 2.    REGISTERED OFFICE      8 3.    SHARE RIGHTS      9 4.    MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS    10 5.    SHARES    10 6.    CERTIFICATES    11 7.    LIEN    11 8.    CALLS ON SHARES    12 9.    FORFEITURE OF SHARES    13 10.    EXERCISE OF POWER TO PURCHASE SHARES    14 11.    REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS    16 12.    REGISTER OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    16 13.    TRANSFER OF SHARES    16 14.    TRANSMISSION OF SHARES    18 15.    INCREASE IN CAPITAL    19 16.    ALTERATION OF CAPITAL    19 17.    REDUCTION OF CAPITAL    20 18.    PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS    20 19.    GENERAL MEETINGS    22 20.    NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS    23 21.    NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER BUSINESS AND NOMINATIONS – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS    23 22.    PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS    26 23.    VOTING – GENERAL    27 24.    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED    28 25.    VOTING – POLL    28 26.    REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND NOTICE    29 27.    PROXIES AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES    32 28.    APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS    34 29.    RESIGNATION AND DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS    36 30.    ALTERNATE DIRECTORS    36 31.    DIRECTORS’ FEES AND ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES    37 32.    DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS    37 33.    POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD    38 34.    DELEGATION OF THE BOARD’S POWERS    39 35.    PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD    40 36.    OFFICERS    42 37.    CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES    42 38.    OBSERVERS’ RIGHTS    44 39.    MINUTES    44 40.    SECRETARY AND RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE    45 41.    THE SEAL    45 42.    DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS    46 43.    RESERVES    46 44.    CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS    46 45.    RECORD DATES    47 46.    ACCOUNTING RECORDS    47 47.    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED    48 48.    AUDIT    48 49.    SERVICE OF NOTICES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS    48 50.    WINDING UP    50 51.    INDEMNITY    50 52.    AMALGAMATION AND MERGER    51 53.    CONTINUATION    51 54.    ALTERATION OF BYE-LAWS    51 55.    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED    51 56.    EFFECT OF SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT    51   BYE-LAWS of BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. INTERPRETATION   1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION     1.1 In these Bye-Laws,…
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About BLUE CAPITAL REINSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. (NYSE:BCRH)

Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. provides collateralized reinsurance in the property catastrophe market and invests in various insurance-linked securities. The Company conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, including Blue Capital Re Ltd. (Blue Capital Re), which provides collateralized reinsurance, and Blue Capital Re ILS Ltd. (Blue Capital Re ILS), which conducts hedging and other investment activities. Blue Capital Re provides reinsurance to third-party insurance and reinsurance companies through reinsurance contracts, either directly with the cedant or on a fronted basis. Blue Capital Re ILS may purchase catastrophe bonds to access certain risks. Blue Capital Re or Blue Capital Re ILS may buy and sell industry loss warranties as a way to access certain risks. Blue Capital Re ILS’ portfolio may include over-the-counter or exchange-traded futures or options listed on catastrophe indexes, such as catastrophe or weather derivatives.