Validus 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 5, 2010

Validus Holdings, Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Bermuda 001-33606 98-0501001
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
29 Richmond Road, Pembroke, Bermuda   HM08
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (441) 278-9000

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

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

1. At the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Validus Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) held on May 5, 2010 the shareholders of the Company approved the following:

(a) The election of four Class III Directors of the Company:

                                         
 
                                  
 
      For           Withheld       Broker Non-Votes
Edward J. Noonan
        87,113,566               1,907,949           6,759,132  
Jeffrey W. Greenberg
        79,109,233               9,912,282           6,759,132  
John J. Hendrickson
        88,639,678               381,837           6,759,132  
Sumit Rajpal
        88,505,551               515,964           6,759,132  

(b) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, to act as the registered independent public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2010:

                         
    For   Against   Abstain
Total:
   95,535,813   240,741   4,093

(c) The election of Designated Company Directors of Non-U.S. subsidiaries:

                                                                                 
 
                                                    
 
           For       Withheld       Broker Non-Votes
Edward J. Noonan       88,411,384                   610,131       6,759,132
C.N. Rupert Atkin             88,673,173                             348,342           6,759,132
Patrick G. Barry             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Julian P. Bosworth             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Michael E.A. Carpenter             88,673,430                             348,085           6,759,132
Rodrigo Castro             88,671,396                             350,119           6,759,132
Jane S. Clouting             88,673,534                             347,981           6,759,132
Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino             88,672,784                             348,731           6,759,132
C. Jerome Dill             88,670,993                             350,522           6,759,132
Andrew Downey             88,673,430                             348,085           6,759,132
Kerry A. Emanuel             88,671,014                             350,501           6,759,132
Jonathan D. Ewington             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Andrew M. Gibbs             88,673,527                             347,988           6,759,132
Michael Greene             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Nicholas Hales             88,673,430                             348,085           6,759,132
Mark S. Johnson             88,642,650                             378,865           6,759,132
Anthony J. Keys             88,671,396                             350,119           6,759,132
Robert F. Kuzloski             88,673,020                             348,495           6,759,132
Gillian S. Langford             88,673,631                             347,884           6,759,132
Stuart W. Mercer             88,673,430                             348,085           6,759,132
Paul J. Miller             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Jean-Marie Nessi             88,672,944                             348,571           6,759,132
George P. Reeth             88,673,673                             347,842           6,759,132
Julian G. Ross             88,673,527                             347,988           6,759,132
Rafael Saer             88,670,889                             350,626           6,759,132
Verner G. Southey             88,671,493                             350,022           6,759,132
Guiseppe Venesiani             88,671,007                             350,508           6,759,132
Nigel D. Wachman             88,672,923                             348,592           6,759,132
Conan M. Ward             88,673,770                             347,745           6,759,132
Lixin Zeng             88,671,090                             350,425           6,759,132

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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.

         
    Validus Holdings, Ltd.
          
May 7, 2010   By:   /s/ Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino
       
        Name: Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer