James River Group Holdings Ltd
For the period ended Oct 24, 2024. Filed Sep 18, 2024.
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Oct 24, 2024 · Filed Sep 18, 2024
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
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Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Pembroke HM 11 Bermuda
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) to be held at 8:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at Rosewood Bermuda located at 60 Tucker’s Point Drive, Hamilton Parish, HS 02 Bermuda.
We describe the actions we expect to take at our Annual Meeting in detail in the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement. Included with this proxy statement is a copy of our Annual Report for our year ended December 31, 2023. We encourage you to read our Annual Report. It includes information about our business as well as our consolidated audited financial statements.
Please use this opportunity to take part in our corporate affairs by voting on the business to come before the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend our Annual Meeting, please complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or vote electronically via the Internet or telephone. See “What options are available to me to vote my shares?” in the proxy statement for additional information. Returning the proxy or voting electronically does NOT deprive you of your right to attend the Annual Meeting or to vote your shares owned of record by you in person for the matters acted upon at the Annual Meeting.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
| | Frank N. D’Orazio Chief Executive Officer September 18, 2024 | | | | |
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
About the Meeting
| | | | WHEN: | | | | | WHERE: | | | | | RECORD DATE: | | ||
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| | 8:00 a.m. local timeon Thursday, October 24, 2024 | | | At Rosewood Bermuda locatedat 60 Tucker’s Point Drive, Hamilton Parish, HS 02 Bermuda | | | September 4, 2024 | | ||||||||
Proxy Voting
It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the annual general meeting of shareholders. You can vote your shares by completing and returning the proxy card or voting instruction card sent to you. You also have the option of voting your shares on the Internet or by telephone. Voting instructions are printed on your proxy card and are included in the accompanying proxy statement. You can revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the annual general meeting of shareholders by following the instructions in the proxy statement.
| | | | VIA THEINTERNET | | | | | VIA THE TELEPHONE | | | | | BY MAIL | | | | | IN PERSON ATTHE MEETING | | ||
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| | Follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card | | | Call the telephone number on your proxy card or voting instruction card provided by your bank, broker or other intermediary. | | | Sign, date, and return your proxy card in the enclosed envelope | | | Attend the meeting in-person | | ||||||||||
| | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 2024: | |
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| | The Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report are available at https://materials.proxyvote.com/G5005R. These documents are first being mailed to shareholders on or about September 18, 2024. | |
Items of Business
| | ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON | | | | BOARD’SRECOMMENDATION | | | | MOREINFORMATION | |
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| | PROPOSAL 1 The election of eight directors for a one-year term to hold office until the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders; | | | | FOR each nominee | | | | 46 | |
| | PROPOSAL 2 Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent auditor to serve until the 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders and authorization of our Board of Directors, acting by the Audit Committee, to determine the independent auditor’s remuneration; | | | | FOR | | | | 47 | |
| | PROPOSAL 3 To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the 2023 compensation of our named executive officers; | | | | FOR | | | | 49 | |
| | PROPOSAL 4 To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of future shareholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers; | | | | FOR one year | | | | 50 | |
| | PROPOSAL 5 To vote on a proposal to amend the James River Group Holdings, Ltd. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and | | | | FOR | | | | 51 | |
| | PROPOSAL 6 To vote on a proposal to amend the James River Group Holdings, Ltd. 2014 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan. | | | | FOR | | | | 58 | |
Any other business that may properly come before the annual general meeting of shareholders and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Frank N. D’Orazio
Chief Executive Officer
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