Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 30, 2021, Watford Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") held its special
general meeting of shareholders (the "Special General Meeting") to consider and
act upon (i) the approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
as of October 9, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated November 2,
2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), and the related statutory merger agreement, by
and among the Company, Arch Capital Group Ltd. ("Arch"), a Bermuda exempted
company, and Greysbridge Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Greysbridge Holdings Ltd., a newly-formed company
organized by Arch for the purpose of facilitating the merger, and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger (the "Merger Proposal")
and (ii) the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of specified
compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of the
Company in connection with the merger (the "Compensation Advisory Proposal").
Approval of (i) the Merger Proposal required the affirmative votes of shares
carrying not less than 50% of the total voting rights of all issued and
outstanding common shares and preference shares, voting together as a single
class and (ii) the Compensation Advisory Proposal required the affirmative vote
of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares. Holders of
13,638,070 common shares issued and outstanding and 618,042 preference shares
issued and outstanding, in each case as of the record date of February 17, 2021
for the Special General Meeting, were present in person or by proxy at the
Special General Meeting, representing approximately 64.7% of all outstanding
common shares and preference shares, voting as a single class, entitled to vote
on the Merger Proposal and approximately 68.6% of all outstanding common shares
entitled to vote on the Compensation Advisory Proposal, and constituting a
quorum for all matters presented at the Special General Meeting.
The final voting results for each proposal, as further described in the
Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 19, 2021, follow below:
1. The Merger Proposal.
Votes For 13,600,405
Votes Against 296,940
Abstentions 358,767
Broker Non-Votes 0
The Merger Proposal was approved by the holders of the Company's common shares
and preference shares.
2. The Compensation Advisory Proposal.
Votes For 12,813,114
Votes Against 366,720
Abstentions 458,236
Broker Non-Votes 0
The Compensation Advisory Proposal was approved by the holders of the Company's
common shares.
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