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): June 1, 2022
Enstar Group Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 001-33289 | N/A | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box HM 2267, Windsor Place 3rd Floor
22 Queen Street, Hamilton HM JX Bermuda N/A
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-3645
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |||||||||
Ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share | ESGR | The NASDAQ Stock Market | LLC | ||||||||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a 7.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate | ESGRP | The NASDAQ Stock Market | LLC | ||||||||
Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Share, Series D, Par Value $1.00 Per Share | |||||||||||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest | ESGRO | The NASDAQ Stock Market | LLC | ||||||||
in a 7.00% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Share, Series E, Par Value $1.00 Per Share |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
On June 1, 2022, Enstar Group Limited (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on a proposal to approve an amendment (the "Plan Amendment") to the Enstar Group Limited Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan") as described in Item 5.07 below. The Plan Amendment was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 17, 2022, subject to approval by shareholders, and it became effective at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
The Plan Amendment increases the number of ordinary shares of the Company (the "Shares") available for issuance in connection with awards granted under the Equity Plan by a total of 400,000 Shares.
A description of the material terms of the Plan Amendment is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A on April 21, 2022 (the "Proxy Statement"), in the section entitled "Proposal 1 - Approval of an Amendment to the Enstar Group Limited Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan." The descriptions of the Plan Amendment and the Equity Plan contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment and the Equity Plan, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as described below.
Proposal No. 1: Vote to approve an amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the number of Shares available for issuance in connection with awards granted under the Equity Plan by a total of 400,000 Shares. This proposal was approved. There were a total of 936,501 broker non-votes on this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
12,865,952 | 131,184 | 20,901 |
Proposal No. 2: Election of four Class I directors and four Class III directors. The individuals listed below were elected to serve a term expiring at the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2023. There were a total of 936,501 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee.
Director | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||||||||
Sharon A. Beesley | 12,959,641 | 56,180 | 2,216 | |||||||||||||||||
Robert Campbell | 10,386,917 | 2,614,180 | 16,940 | |||||||||||||||||
Susan L. Cross | 12,956,194 | 44,911 | 16,932 | |||||||||||||||||
Hans-Peter Gerhardt | 10,447,504 | 2,568,315 | 2,218 | |||||||||||||||||
Orla Gregory | 12,927,160 | 87,858 | 3,019 | |||||||||||||||||
Paul O'Shea | 12,954,183 | 46,922 | 16,932 | |||||||||||||||||
Dominic Silvester | 12,953,353 | 46,952 | 17,732 | |||||||||||||||||
Poul Winslow | 10,467,619 | 2,548,220 | 2,198 |
Proposal No. 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. This proposal was approved. There were a total of 936,501 broker non-votes on this proposal.
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For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
9,764,496 | 3,210,583 | 42,958 |
Proposal No. 4: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to approve the fees for the independent registered public accounting firm. This proposal was approved. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
13,926,700 | 21,828 | 6,010 |
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
Enstar Group Limited Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. | ||||||||
101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information in formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101) |
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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.
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | |||||||||||
June 1, 2022 | By: | /s/ Audrey B. Taranto | |||||||||
Audrey B. Taranto | |||||||||||
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |