Hannover Re – AGM 6 May 2020
General: The AGM is to be held in the form of a virtual AGM in accordance with the German Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The physical presence of shareholders or their authorised proxies is not possible. The voting rights may therefore be exercised solely by way of postal voting or by granting authority to the proxies designated by the Company.
In line with German law, the auditor of an insurance company like Hannover Re is not appointed by the AGM but by the Supervisory Board.
Item 2: In view of the recent events relating to COVID-19, ECGS is in favour of postponing decisions on the dividend, reductions or suspensions that would allow companies to avoid liquidity risks or not generate risk for their survival. Thus, although we would not have had an unfavourable opinion on the present dividend distribution in a different environment, as it is covered by earnings and free cash flow, we will not have a negative opinion if the Company changes the amount distributed to shareholders. In the meantime, we exceptionally recommend shareholders to abstain from voting.
Hannover is global reinsurance company. Co. operates through two business groups, Non-Life Reinsurance and Life and Health Reinsurance. Non-Life Reinsurance provides structured reinsurance solutions. Co.'s target markets are Germany and North America, and its specialty lines include Marine, Aviation, Credit and Surety, Structured Reinsurance, Insurance-Linked Securities and the United Kingdom, London market and direct business. Non-Life Reinsurance's Global Reinsurance consists of treaty reinsurance worldwide, facultative reinsurance and global catastrophe business. Life and Health Reinsurance provides solutions for life and health reinsurance and financial solutions.
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