Lancashire Hld Ltd Notice of AGM and Annual Report 2017
March 13 2018 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMLRE
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
13 March 2018
London, UK
Notice of AGM and Annual Report 2017
Lancashire Holdings Limited (the "Company") will hold its Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") on 2 May 2018 commencing at 2:00pm (UK time) at its head
office, 29th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY. Shareholders entered
on the register of members at close of business on 30 March 2018 (the "Record
Date") will be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (either in person or
by proxy). Notice of the AGM ("AGM Notice"), a form of proxy, a form of
direction for holders of depository interests and the annual report and
accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 were posted to shareholders on 12
March 2018.
The length of time between the Record Date and the AGM is necessary to allow
sufficient time to complete any voting cut-back calculations related to US 9.5%
Shareholders as required by the Company's Bye-laws.
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.3, copies of the Company's annual report and
accounts 2017 and AGM Notice have been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for public inspection at
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Copies of the AGM Notice and the annual report and accounts 2017 will also be
available on the Company's website, www.lancashiregroup.com
For further information, please contact:
Lancashire Holdings Limited
Christopher Head +44 20 7264 4145
chris.head@lancashiregroup.com
Jonny Creagh-Coen +44 20 7264 4066
jcc@lancashiregroup.com
Haggie Partners +44 20 7562 4444
David Haggie (David Haggie mobile +44
7768332486)
About Lancashire
Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based operating subsidiaries, is a
global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. The Group
companies carry the following ratings:
Financial Financial Long Term
Strength Strength Issuer
Rating (1) Outlook(1) Rating (2)
A.M. Best A (Excellent) Stable bbb
S&P Global Ratings A- Stable BBB
Moody's A3 Stable Baa2
(1) Financial Strength Rating and Financial Strength Outlook apply to
Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK)
Limited.
(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited.
Cathedral benefits from Lloyd's ratings: A.M. Best: A (Excellent); S&P Global
Ratings: A+ (Strong); and Fitch: AA- (Very Strong).
Lancashire has capital in excess of $1.4 billion and its common shares trade on
the premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire has its corporate headquarters and mailing
address at 29th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom and
its registered office at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11,
Bermuda.
For more information on Lancashire and Lancashire's subsidiary and Lloyd's
segment, Cathedral Capital Limited ("Cathedral"), visit Lancashire's website at
www.lancashiregroup.com
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") is the Group Supervisor of the
Lancashire Group.
Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary
Authority ("BMA") in Bermuda.
Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is authorised by the PRA and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the PRA in the UK.
Kinesis Capital Management Limited is regulated by the BMA in Bermuda.
Cathedral Underwriting Limited is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the
FCA and the PRA in the UK. It is also authorised and regulated by Lloyd's.
This release contains information, which may be of a price sensitive nature,
that Lancashire is making public in a manner consistent with the EU Market
Abuse Regulation and other regulatory obligations. The information was
submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out
above, at 07:00GMT on 13 March 2018.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELED LOSS
SCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT OR
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS",
"FORECASTS", "GUIDANCE", "INTENDS", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "PREDICTS", "MAY",
"CAN", "LIKELY", "WILL", "SEEKS", "SHOULD", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE
OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL SUCH STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF
HISTORICAL FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL
POSITION, LIQUIDITY, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, PROSPECTS, GROWTH, CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT PLANS AND EFFICIENCIES, ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE, DIVIDEND POLICY,
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY, COMPOSITION OF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS,
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS,
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE
RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOSSES
AND EXPENSES IMPACTING ESTIMATES FOR HURRICANES HARVEY, IRMA AND MARIA AND THE
EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO, THAT OCCURRED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2017 AND THE
WILDFIRES WHICH IMPACTED PARTS OF CALIFORNIA DURING 2017; THE IMPACT OF COMPLEX
AND UNIQUE CAUSATION AND COVERAGE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ATTRIBUTION OF LOSSES
TO WIND OR FLOOD DAMAGE OR OTHER PERILS SUCH AS FIRE OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION
RELATING TO SUCH EVENTS; POTENTIAL UNCERTAINTIES RELATING TO REINSURANCE
RECOVERIES, REINSTATEMENT PREMIUMS AND OTHER FACTORS INHERENT IN LOSS
ESTIMATION; THE GROUP'S ABILITY TO INTEGRATE ITS BUSINESSES AND PERSONNEL; THE
SUCCESSFUL RETENTION AND MOTIVATION OF THE GROUP'S KEY MANAGEMENT; THE
INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN FACING THE GROUP; THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF INSURANCE
AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTS THAT THE GROUP WRITES OR MAY WRITE; THE GROUP'S
ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFULLY ITS BUSINESS STRATEGY DURING 'SOFT' AS WELL
AS 'HARD' MARKETS; THE PREMIUM RATES WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH
RENEWALS WITHIN THE GROUP'S TARGETED BUSINESS LINES; THE POSSIBLE LOW FREQUENCY
OF LARGE EVENTS; POTENTIALLY UNUSUAL LOSS FREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT THE
GROUP'S FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS, CAPITAL POSITION AND RATING AGENCY AND OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS MAY HAVE ON THE EXECUTION OF ANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
OR DIVIDENDS; THE POSSIBILITY OF GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND
LOSS ACTIVITY THAN THE GROUP'S UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES
HAVE ANTICIPATED; THE RELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO,
CATASTROPHE PRICING, ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS; INCREASED
COMPETITION FROM EXISTING ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL PROVIDERS, INSURANCE LINKED FUNDS
AND COLLATERALISED SPECIAL PURPOSE INSURERS AND THE RELATED DEMAND AND SUPPLY
DYNAMICS AS CONTRACTS COME UP FOR RENEWAL; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GROUP'S
LOSS LIMITATION METHODS; THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN THE
GROUP'S OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, S&P GLOBAL RATINGS,
MOODY'S OR OTHER RATING AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON THE BASIS OF
PRICING, CAPACITY, COVERAGE TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS; A CYCLICAL DOWNTURN OF THE
INDUSTRY; THE IMPACT OF A DETERIORATING CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXED
MATURITY INVESTMENTS; THE IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES, CURRENCY
EXCHANGE RATES AND SECURITIES PRICES; CHANGES BY CENTRAL BANKS REGARDING THE
LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES; THE IMPACT OF INFLATION OR DEFLATION IN RELEVANT
ECONOMIES IN WHICH THE GROUP OPERATES; THE EFFECT, TIMING AND OTHER
UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITHIN THE INSURANCE AND
REINSURANCE INDUSTRIES; THE IMPACT OF TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRIES IN
WHICH THE GROUP WRITES RISKS; A RATING DOWNGRADE OF, OR A MARKET DECLINE IN,
SECURITIES IN THE GROUP'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS OR TAX LAWS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE GROUP CONDUCTS BUSINESS; ANY
OF THE GROUP'S BERMUDIAN SUBSIDIARIES BECOMING SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES IN THE
UNITED STATES OR THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE INAPPLICABILITY TO THE GROUP OF
SUITABLE EXCLUSIONS FROM THE UK CFC REGIME; ANY CHANGE IN UK GOVERNMENT POLICY
WHICH IMPACTS THE CFC REGIME OR OTHER TAX CHANGES; AND THE IMPACT OF "BREXIT"
(FOLLOWING THE UK'S NOTIFICATION TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE 50 OF
THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ON 29 MARCH 2017) AND FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS
REGARDING THE U.K'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE E.U. ON THE GROUP'S BUSINESS,
REGULATORY RELATIONSHIPS, UNDERWRITING PLATFORMS OR THE INDUSTRY GENERALLY.
ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION. LANCASHIRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVE
AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING THE
RULES OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO
ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S
EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS BASED. ALL
SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN AND ORAL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE
GROUP OR INDIVIDUALS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP ARE EXPRESSLY QUALIFIED IN
THEIR ENTIRETY BY THIS PARAGRAPH. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY
CONSIDER THE FACTORS IDENTIFIED IN THIS RELEASE WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL
RESULTS TO DIFFER BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION.
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