EVEREST GROUP LTD
For the period ended Apr 12, 2024. Filed Apr 12, 2024.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Filed Apr 12, 2024
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Everest Group, Ltd.
Proxy Statement 2024
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 15, 2024
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF EVEREST GROUP, LTD.:
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Everest Group, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “Company”),
will be held at Fairmont Hamilton Princess, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, Bermuda on May 15, 2024 at 10:00
a.m., local time, for the following purposes:
- To elect John J. Amore, Juan C. Andrade, William F. Galtney, Jr., John A. Graf, Meryl Hartzband,
Gerri Losquadro, Hazel McNeilage, Roger M. Singer and Joseph V. Taranto as directors of the
Company, each to serve for a one-year period to expire at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected or appointed or until
such director’s office is otherwise vacated.
- To appoint KPMG, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s
independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and authorize the Company’s
Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, to determine the independent auditor’s
remuneration.
- To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, 2023 compensation paid to the Company’s Named
Executive Officers (as defined herein).
- To consider and act upon such other business, if any, as may properly come before the meeting and
any and all adjournments thereof.
The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, together with the report of the
Company’s auditor in respect of those financial statements, as approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors, will be presented at this Annual General Meeting.
Only shareholders of record identified in the Company’s Register of Members at the close of business on
March 18, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and vote at, the Annual General Meeting.
This Proxy Statement, the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report of the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (including financial statements) and the enclosed Proxy Card
are first being mailed to the Company’s shareholders on or about April 12, 2024.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting
in person, you are urged to vote by internet or telephone as directed on the enclosed proxy or by signing
and dating the proxy and returning it promptly in the postage prepaid envelope provided.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Juan C. Andrade
President & CEO
April 12, 2024
Hamilton, Bermuda
Table of Contents
| GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... | 1 |
|---|---|
| PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... | 2 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ..................................................................................................... | 8 |
| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES .......................................................................................... | 18 |
| BOARD STRUCTURE AND RISK OVERSIGHT ......................................................................................................... | 22 |
| BOARD COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................................ | 26 |
| COMMON SHARE OWNERSHIP BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS .............................................. | 31 |
| PRINCIPAL BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF COMMON SHARES ................................................................................ | 32 |
| DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................. | 33 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ................................................................................................................................................ | 35 |
| COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... | 38 |
| COMPENSATION PRACTICES ................................................................................................................................... | 40 |
| THE COMPANY’S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................ | 42 |
| COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ........................................................................................................ | 61 |
| PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE .......................................................................................................... | 68 |
| CEO PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................................................. | 73 |
| EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE OF CONTROL AND OTHER AGREEMENTS ............................................................ | 74 |
| COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION .............................................. | 79 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 2—APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ................................................................. | 80 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 3—NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ........................... | 81 |
| MISCELLANEOUS—GENERAL MATTERS ................................................................................................................. | 82 |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 15, 2024
at Fairmont Hamilton Princess, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, Bermuda at 10:00 a.m. local time.
The proxy statement and annual report to shareholders are available at
https://www.everestglobal.com/us-en/investor-relations/shareholder-resources/shareholder-proxy-materials
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 15, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION
The enclosed Proxy Card is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for use at the 2024 Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders of Everest Group, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “Company”, “Everest Group” or,
unless the context otherwise requires, “Everest”), to be held on May 15, 2024, and at any adjournment thereof. It may be
revoked at any time before it is exercised by giving a later-dated proxy, notifying the Corporate Secretary of the
Company in writing at the Company’s registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda,
or voting in person at the Annual General Meeting. All shares represented at the meeting by properly executed proxies
will be voted as specified and, unless otherwise specified, will be voted: (1) for the election of John J. Amore, Juan C.
Andrade, William F. Galtney, Jr., John A. Graf, Meryl Hartzband, Gerri Losquadro, Hazel McNeilage, Roger M. Singer and
Joseph V. Taranto as directors of the Company; (2) for the appointment of KPMG, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and for
authorizing the Board acting through its Audit Committee to determine the independent auditor’s remuneration; and (3)
for the approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the 2023 compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers (as
defined herein).
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2024 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. On that
date, 53,257,203 Common Shares, par value $.01 per share (“Common Shares”), were outstanding. However, this
amount includes 9,719,971 Common Shares held by Everest Re Advisors, Ltd. (“Re Advisors”), the Company’s subsidiary.
As provided in the Company’s Bye-laws, Re Advisors may vote only 9.9% of its shares. The outstanding share amount
also excludes 49,564 shares with no voting rights. The limitation of Re Advisors voting shares to 5,272,463 and the
exclusion of 49,564 shares with no voting rights results in 48,760,131 Common Shares entitled to vote.
The election of each nominee for director and the approval of all other matters to be voted upon at the Annual General
Meeting require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting, provided there is a
quorum consisting of no fewer than two persons present in person or by proxy holding in the aggregate more than 50%
of the issued and outstanding Common Shares entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. The Company
has appointed inspectors of election to count votes cast in person or by proxy. Common Shares owned by shareholders
who are present in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting but who elect to abstain from voting will be
counted towards the presence of a quorum. However, such Common Shares and Common Shares owned by
shareholders and not voted in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting (including “broker non- votes”) will not
be included in any tally of votes cast and will therefore have no effect on the outcomes of votes to elect a director or
approve any other matter before the shareholders.
All references in this document to “$” or “dollars” are references to the currency of the United States of America.
The Company knows of no specific matter to be brought before the Annual General Meeting that is not referred to in the
attached Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and this Proxy Statement. If any such matter comes before
the meeting, including any shareholder proposal properly made, the proxy holders will vote proxies in accordance with
their best judgment with respect to such matters. To be properly made, a shareholder proposal must comply with the
Company’s Bye-laws and, in order for any matter tocome before the meeting, it must relate to matters referred to in the
attached Notice of Annual General Meeting.
2024 Proxy Statement 1
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