OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LTD
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UNITED STATES
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OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Strathvale House, 2
nd
Floor
90 North Church Street
P.O. Box 469
Grand Cayman, KY1-9006
Cayman Islands
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2018
Notice
is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
(the “Meeting”) of Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (the
“Company”) will be held at the Company’s office,
Strathvale House, 2
nd
Floor, 90 North
Church Street, George Town, Cayman Islands on Friday, May 11, 2018,
at 3:00 p.m. (local time), for the following purposes:
1.
To consider and
vote upon a proposal to elect four directors to serve on the Board
of Directors of the Company until the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company in 2019; and
2.
To consider and
vote upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of Hacker,
Johnson & Smith, P.A., as the independent auditors of the
Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2018.
Information
concerning the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting is set forth
in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
Only
shareholders of record, as shown by the transfer books of the
Company, at the close of business on April 3, 2018, will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any
adjournments or postponements thereof. Whether or not you plan to
attend the Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible.
Voting your proxy will ensure your representation at the Meeting.
We urge you to carefully review the proxy materials and to vote FOR
the election of each director nominee named in Proposal One and FOR
Proposal Two.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Jay
Madhu
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Chief
Executive Officer
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April
16, 2018
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Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE
SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2018:
To access our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to
Shareholders,
please visit www.oxbridgere.com/2018AGM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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VOTING
SECURITIES AND VOTE REQUIRED
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SOLICITATION
AND REVOCATION
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PROPOSAL
ONE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
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PROPOSAL
TWO RATIFICATION OF THE COMPANY’S AUDITORS
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
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DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
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SHAREHOLDER
COMMUNICATION
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
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INDEPENDENT
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
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SECTION
16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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OTHER
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ADDITIONAL
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OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Strathvale House, 2
nd
Floor
90 North Church Street
P.O. Box 469
Grand Cayman, KY1-9006
Cayman Islands
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION
This
Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (the
“Company”) of proxies for use at the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”)
to be held at the Company’s office, Strathvale House,
2
nd
Floor,
90 North Church Street, George Town, Cayman Islands on Friday, May
11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. (local time), and at any and all adjournments
or postponements thereof, for the purposes set forth in the
accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The
Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders is included with this
Proxy Statement for informational purposes and not as a means of
soliciting your proxy.
This
Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card and Notice of
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders are expected to be provided
to shareholders on or about April 16, 2018.
Matters to be Voted Upon at the Meeting
You are
being asked to consider and vote upon the following
proposals:
1.
To elect four
directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company (our
“Board”) until the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company in 2019 (“Proposal One”);
and
2.
To ratify the
appointment of Hacker, Johnson & Smith, P.A., as the
independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2018 (“Proposal Two”).
Voting Procedures
As a
shareholder of the Company, you have a right to vote on certain
matters affecting the Company. The proposals that will be presented
at the Meeting and upon which you are being asked to vote are
discussed above. Each ordinary share of the Company you owned as of
the record date, April 3, 2018, entitles you to one vote on each
proposal presented at the Meeting, subject to certain provisions of
our Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association (our “Articles”), as described below under
“Voting Securities and Vote Required.”
Methods of Voting
You may
vote by mail, by telephone, over the Internet or in person at the
Meeting.
Voting by Mail
. You may vote
by signing the proxy card and returning it in the prepaid and
addressed envelope enclosed with the proxy materials. If you vote
by mail, we encourage you to sign and return the proxy card even if
you plan to attend the Meeting so that your shares will be voted if
you are unable to attend the Meeting.
Voting by Telephone
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by telephone, please follow the instructions included on your proxy
card. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to complete and
mail a proxy card. Telephone voting is available through 11:59 p.m.
(local time) on May 10, 2018, the day prior to the Meeting
day.
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Voting over the Internet
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the Internet, please follow the instructions included on your proxy
card. If you vote over the Internet, you do not need to complete
and mail a proxy card. Internet voting is available through 11:59
p.m. (local time) on May 10, 2018, the day prior to the Meeting
day.
Voting in Person at the Meeting
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If you attend the Meeting and plan to vote in person,
we will provide you with a ballot at the Meeting. If your shares
are registered directly in your name, you are considered the
shareholder of record and you have the right to vote in person at
the Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of your broker or
other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares
held in street name. As a beneficial owner, if you wish to vote at
the Meeting, you will need to bring to the Meeting a legal proxy
from your broker or other nominee authorizing you to vote those
shares.
VOTING SECURITIES AND VOTE REQUIRED
As of
April 3, 2018, the record date for the determination of persons
entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting (the
“Record Date”), 5,733,587 ordinary shares were issued
and outstanding. The ordinary shares are our only class of equity
securities outstanding and entitled to vote at the
Meeting.
Subject
to the provisions of the Articles, each ordinary share is entitled
to one vote per share. However, under the Articles, the Board shall
reduce the voting power of any holder that holds 9.9% or more of
the total issued and outstanding ordinary shares (such person, a
“9.9% Shareholder”) to the extent necessary such that
the holder ceases to be a 9.9% Shareholder. In connection with this
reduction, the voting power of the other shareholders of the
Company may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Articles.
Accordingly, certain holders of ordinary shares may be entitled to
more than one vote per share subject to the 9.9% restriction in the
event that our Board is required to make an adjustment on the
voting power of any 9.9% Shareholder.
Voting Reduction
The
applicability of the voting power reduction provisions to any
particular shareholder depends on facts and circumstances that may
be known only to the shareholder or related persons. Accordingly,
we request that any holder of ordinary shares with reason to
believe that it is a 9.9% Shareholder, contact us promptly so that
we may determine whether the voting power of such holder’s
ordinary shares should be reduced. By submitting a proxy, a holder
of ordinary shares will be deemed to have confirmed that, to its
knowledge, it is not, and is not acting on behalf of, a 9.9%
Shareholder. The directors of the Company are empowered to require
any shareholder to provide information as to that
shareholder’s beneficial ownership of ordinary shares, the
names of persons having beneficial ownership of the
shareholder’s ordinary shares, relationships with other
shareholders or any other facts the directors may consider relevant
to the determination of the number of ordinary shares attributable
to any person. The directors may disregard the votes attached to
ordinary shares of any holder who fails to respond to such a
request or who, in their judgment, submits incomplete or inaccurate
information. The directors retain certain discretion to make such
final adjustments that they consider fair and reasonable in all the
circumstances as to the aggregate number of votes attaching to the
ordinary shares of any shareholder to ensure that no person shall
be a 9.9% Shareholder at any time.
Quorum; Vote Required
The
attendance of two or more persons representing, in person or by
proxy, more than 50% in par value of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares as of the Record Date, is necessary to constitute a
quorum at the Meeting.
Assuming that a
quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of a simple
majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares voted at the
Meeting is required for election of each of the director nominees
in Proposal One and for the approval of Proposal Two.
With
regard to any proposal or director nominee, votes may be cast in
favor of or against such proposal or director nominee or a
shareholder may abstain from voting on such proposal or director
nominee. Abstentions will be excluded entirely from the vote and
will have no effect except that abstentions and “broker
non-votes” will be counted toward determining the presence of
a quorum for the transaction of business. Generally, broker
non-votes occur when ordinary shares held by a broker for a
beneficial owner are not voted on a particular proposal because the
broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial
owner, and the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote
on a particular proposal.
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Recommendation
Our
Board recommends that the shareholders take the following actions
at the Meeting:
1.
Proposal One
: to vote FOR the election
of each of the four director nominees to serve on the Board until
the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company in 2019;
and
2.
Proposal Two
: to vote FOR the
ratification of the appointment of Hacker, Johnson &
Smith, P.A., as the independent auditors of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION
Proxies
must be received by us by 11:59 p.m. (local time) on May 10, 2018,
the day prior to the Meeting day. A shareholder may revoke his or
her proxy at any time up to one hour prior to the commencement of
the Meeting.
To do
this, you must:
enter a new vote by
telephone, over the Internet or by signing and returning another
proxy card at a later date;
file a written revocation
with the Secretary of the Company at our address set forth
above;
file a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date; or
appear in person at the
Meeting and vote in person.
A
shareholder of record may revoke a proxy by any of these methods,
regardless of the method used to deliver the shareholder’s
previous proxy. If your ordinary shares are held in street name,
you must contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust
company or other nominee to revoke your proxy.
The
individuals designated as proxies in the proxy card are officers of
the Company.
All
ordinary shares represented by properly executed proxies that are
returned, and not revoked, will be voted in accordance with the
instructions, if any, given thereon. If no instructions are
provided in an executed proxy, it will be voted FOR the election of
each director nominee named in Proposal One and FOR Proposal Two,
and in accordance with the proxy holder’s best judgment as to
any other business that may properly come before the Meeting. If a
shareholder appoints a person other than the persons named in the
enclosed form of proxy to represent him or her, such person should
vote the shares in respect of which he or she is appointed proxy
holder in accordance with the directions of the shareholder
appointing him or her.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
Our
Articles currently provide that our Board shall consist of not less
than four (4) directors (exclusive of alternate directors). We
currently have four directors serving on our Board, and our Board
has nominated those four directors – Jay Madhu, Krishna
Persaud, Ray Cabillot and Mayur Patel – for re-election as
directors to serve until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
of the Company in 2019.
Our
Board has no reason to believe that any of these director nominees
will not continue to be a candidate or will not be able to serve as
a director of the Company if elected. In the event that any nominee
is unable to serve as a director, the proxy holders named in the
accompanying proxy have advised that they will vote for the
election of such substitute or additional nominee(s) as our Board
may propose. Our Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the
election of each of the nominees.
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Director Nominees
Each of
the director nominees is currently serving as a director of the
Company and is standing for re-election. Unless otherwise directed,
the persons named in the proxy intend to vote all proxies FOR the
election of each of the following director nominees:
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Jay
Madhu
(3)(5)
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and
President
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2013
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Krishna
Persaud
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Director
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2013
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Ray
Cabillot
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Director
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2013
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Mayur
Patel, M.D.
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Director
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2013
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(1)
Member of Audit Committee.
(2)
Member of Compensation Committee.
(3)
Member of Underwriting Committee.
(4)
Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
(5)
Member of Investment Committee.
The
nominees have consented to serve as directors of the Company if
elected.
Set
forth below is biographical information concerning each nominee for
election as a director of the Company, including a discussion of
such nominee’s particular experience, qualifications,
attributes or skills that led our Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and our Board to conclude that the nominee
should serve as a director of our Company.
Jay Madhu.
Mr. Madhu has served
as our Chief Executive Officer and President, and as a director of
our Company, since April 2013. Mr. Madhu has also served,
since April 2013, as a director and the Chief Executive Officer and
President of our reinsurance subsidiary, Oxbridge Reinsurance
Limited. Mr. Madhu was recently appointed as Chairman of the Board
to replace Paresh Patel, who resigned from the Board effective
December 31, 2017. Mr. Madhu has also been a director of HCI
Group, Inc., a publicly traded holding company owning subsidiaries
primarily engaged in the property and casualty insurance business,
since May 2007. He also served as the President of Greenleaf
Capital, the real estate division of HCI Group, Inc., from June
2011 through June 2013 and as Vice President of Investor Relations
for HCI Group, Inc. from February 2008 through June 2013.
Mr. Madhu also served as Vice President of Marketing for HCI
Group, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. In his various positions at HCI
Group, Inc., Mr. Madhu’s responsibilities included
marketing, investor relations and management and oversight of HCI
Group’s real estate division. He has also been a director of
HCI Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Claddaugh Casualty
Insurance Company Ltd (“Claddaugh”), since July 2010.
From August 2013 to April 2014, Mr. Madhu has served on the
board of directors of First Home Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding
company in Seminole, Florida. Mr. Madhu also served on the
board of directors of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., a
publicly held real estate investment trust, from 2012 to June 2014.
As an owner and manager of commercial properties, Mr. Madhu
has been President of 5th Avenue Group LC, a real estate management
company, since 2002 and was President of Forrest Terrace LC, a real
estate management company, from 1999 until 2010. In addition,
Mr. Madhu is an investor in banking and health maintenance
organizations. He was also President of The Mortgage Corporation
Network (correspondent lenders) from 1996 to 2011. Prior to that,
Mr. Madhu was Vice President, mortgage division, at First
Trust Mortgage & Finance, from 1994 to 1996; Vice
President, residential first mortgage division, at Continental
Management Associates Limited, Inc., from 1993 to 1994; and
President, S&S Development, Inc. from 1991 to 1993. He attended
Northwest Missouri State University, where he studied marketing and
management.
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Mr. Madhu
brings considerable business and marketing experience to our
Board.
Krishna Persaud.
Mr. Persaud has been a director of our Company
since April 2013. He has also been, since April 2013, a director of
our reinsurance subsidiary, Oxbridge Reinsurance Limited.
Mr. Persaud is a founder and the President, since June 2002,
of KPC Properties, LLC, a real estate investment firm, where he
leverages his knowledge and experience to identify opportunities to
add value to real properties in the state of Florida. He implements
a strategy of acquiring, adding value and relinquishing or holding
the improved asset. He has demonstrated consistent success in
implementing his strategy in real estate investments. Since June
2002, Mr. Persaud has been an asset manager, demonstrating the
ability to consistently exceed average market returns. From May
2007 to May 2011, Mr. Persaud was a director of HCI Group,
Inc., a publicly traded holding company owning subsidiaries
primarily engaged in the property and casualty insurance business.
Mr. Persaud received an award from the Tampa Bay INDOUS
Chamber of Commerce as one of the most successful businessmen of
the year in Tampa. Previously, he spent ten years working with
several consulting firms and municipalities providing design and
construction management services for a wide variety of building
systems and public works projects. Mr. Persaud earned his
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a
Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from City College of
City University of New York. He holds licenses as a Professional
Engineer in the States of Florida, New York and
California.
Mr. Persaud
brings considerable investment experience to our
Board.
Ray Cabillot.
Mr. Cabillot has been a director of our Company
since April 2013. He has also been, since April 2013, a director of
our reinsurance subsidiary, Oxbridge Reinsurance Limited. Since
1998, Mr. Cabillot has served as Chief Executive Officer and
director of Farnam Street Capital, Inc., the General Partner of
Farnam Street Partners L.P., a private investment partnership.
Prior to his service at Farnam Street Capital, Mr. Cabillot
was a Senior Research Analyst at Piper Jaffrey, Inc., an investment
bank and asset management firm, from 1989 to 1997. Early in his
career, Mr. Cabillot worked for Prudential Capital Corporation
as an Associate Investment Manager and as an Investment Manager.
Mr. Cabillot is currently a director for Pro-Dex, Inc. (PDEX)
and Air T Inc. (AIRT) and several private companies and, from 2006
to 2010, served as director and Chairman of the board for O.I.
Corporation (OICO). Mr. Cabillot earned his BA in economics
from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
He is a Chartered Financial analyst (CFA).
Mr. Cabillot
brings considerable investment expertise to our Board.
Mayur Patel, M.D.
Dr. Mayur Patel has been a director of our Company
since October 2013. Since 1997, he has been a founding partner and
a practicing physician with American Radiology Services
(“ARS”) based in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to
practicing Radiology at three hospitals and several free standing
imaging centers, Dr. Patel plays an active role in the
administrative and financial functions of the group. He is an
elected member of the board of directors of American Radiology
Associates and in addition serves as the chairman of the finance
committee. He is also a member of the Retirement, Quality Assurance
and Operations committees. He has published many peer reviewed
articles and also co-authored a book chapter in the field of
Radiology. He has also lectured extensively both as a invited guest
speaker and also at national meetings in the field of Radiology and
Molecular Imaging. He has held academic appointments as an
Assistant Professor of Radiology at University of Vermont, School
of Medicine (1989-1992) and at University of Maryland, School of
Medicine (1989-2000). As a principal of ARS, he participated in the
group’s corporate affiliation in the capital markets with
Advent International (a global private equity group) and with CML
Healthcare (a Canadian based medical diagnostics service provider).
Dr. Patel is a double board certified physician and a diplomat
of the American Board of Radiology and American Board of Nuclear
Medicine. Outside of medicine, Dr. Patel has 20 years of
experience in investing in the public markets as well as in private
equity offerings. Dr. Patel is the brother-in-law of Paresh
Patel, our former Chairman of the Board who resigned from our Board
effective December 31, 2017.
Dr. Patel
brings considerable investment experience to our
Board.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR
NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.
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PROPOSAL TWO
RATIFICATION OF THE COMPANY’S AUDITORS
Upon
recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Company, our Board
proposes that the shareholders ratify the appointment of Hacker,
Johnson & Smith, P.A. (“Hacker Johnson”) to
serve as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2018. Hacker Johnson served as the
independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Although
ratification is not required by law, our Board believes that
shareholders should be given the opportunity to express their views
on the subject. In the event of a negative vote on such
ratification, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection.
Even if this appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its
discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent
registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if
the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in the
best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
We do
not expect that a representative of Hacker Johnson will attend the
Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF HACKER
JOHNSON AS THE COMPANY’S AUDITOR.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
Our
Company’s Board does not have a current requirement that the
roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board be
either combined or separated because the Board believes it is in
the best interest of our Company to make this determination based
upon the position and direction of the Company and the constitution
of the Board. The Board regularly evaluates whether the roles of
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board should be
combined or separated.
Since
the Company’s formation in 2013 through to December 31, 2017,
the Company had bifurcated the positions of Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer. Paresh Patel had served as Chairman of
the Board since April 2013 through to his resignation in December
2017. Jay Madhu has served as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company since April 2013, and took on the additional role of
Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2018.
Our
independent directors have determined that the most effective
leadership structure for our company at the present time is for our
Chief Executive Officer to also serve as our Chairman of the Board.
Our independent directors believe that because our Chief Executive
Officer is ultimately responsible for our day-to-day operations and
for executing our business strategy, and because our performance is
an integral part of the deliberations of our Board, our Chief
Executive Officer is the director best qualified to act as Chairman
of the Board. Our Board retains the authority to modify this
structure to best address our unique circumstances, and so advance
the best interests of all stockholders, as and when
appropriate.
We have
three independent directors and one non-independent directors. We
believe that the number of independent, experienced directors on
our Board provides the necessary and appropriate oversight for our
Company.
Management is
primarily responsible for assessing and managing the
Company’s exposure to risk. While risk assessment is
management’s duty, the Audit Committee is responsible for
discussing certain guidelines and policies with management that
govern the process by which risk assessment and control is handled.
The Audit Committee also reviews steps that management has taken to
monitor the Company’s risk exposure. In addition, the
Underwriting Committee approves and reviews our underwriting
policies and guidelines, oversees our underwriting process and
procedures, monitors our underwriting performance and oversees our
underwriting risk management exposure. Management focuses on the
risks facing the Company, while the Audit Committee and the
Underwriting Committee focus on the Company’s general risk
management strategies and oversee risks undertaken by the Company.
We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective
approach for addressing the risks facing our Company and that our
Board leadership structure supports this approach.
Board Committees and Meetings
Our
Board has five committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation
Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, an
Underwriting Committee and an Investment Committee. Each committee,
except for the Investment Committee, has a written charter. The
table below provides current membership information for each of the
committees.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nominating and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Corporate Governance
|
|
Underwriting
|
|
Investment
|
|
|
Committee
|
|
Committee
|
|
Committee
|
|
Committee
|
|
Committee
|
|
Jay Madhu
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Krishna Persaud
|
X
|
|
X*
|
|
X*
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ray Cabillot
|
X*
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayur Patel, M.D.
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of meetings held in 2017
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
*
Committee
Chairperson
Our
Board held five meetings in 2017. Each of our directors attended at
least 80% of the meetings of the Board in 2017.
It is
our policy that directors are expected to attend the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders in the absence of a scheduling conflict or
other valid reason.
All of our
directors attended our 2017 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders.
7
The
Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and
the Board have reviewed the responses of director nominees and
directors to a questionnaire asking about their relationships (and
those of immediate family members) with the Company and other
potential conflicts of interest, and have considered the
relationships described in the section of this Proxy Statement
entitled “Certain Relationships and Related-Party
Transactions” in determining their independence.
The
Board has determined that (1) Jay Madhu does not qualify as
independent directors under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq
Stock Market and the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and (2) Krishna Persaud, Ray Cabillot and
Mayur Patel qualify as independent directors under the applicable
rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market and the SEC.
The
Board has also determined that all of the current members of the
Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee qualify as independent directors
under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Below
is a description of each committee of our Board.
Audit Committee
Our
Audit Committee consists of three members – Ray Cabillot,
Krishna Persaud and Mayur Patel. Each of these individuals meets
all independence requirements for Audit Committee members set forth
in applicable SEC rules and regulations and the applicable rules of
The Nasdaq Stock Market. Ray Cabillot serves as Chairman of our
Audit Committee and qualifies as an “audit committee
financial expert” as that term is defined in the rules and
regulations established by the SEC.
The
Audit Committee has general responsibility for the oversight of our
accounting, reporting and financial control practices. The Audit
Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board,
which outlines its primary duties and responsibilities, and which
can be found on our website at
www.oxbridgere.com
.
Compensation Committee
Our
Compensation Committee currently consists of three members –
Krishna Persaud, Mayur Patel and Ray Cabillot. Krishna Persaud
serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee.
All of the current members of our
Compensation Committee qualify as independent directors under the
applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The
purpose of our Compensation Committee is to discharge the
responsibilities of our Board relating to compensation of our Chief
Executive Officer and to make recommendations to our Board relating
to the compensation of our other executive officers. Our
Compensation Committee, among other things, assists our Board in
ensuring that a proper system of compensation is in place to
provide performance-oriented incentives to management. Our
Compensation Committee has the authority to delegate its
responsibilities to a subcommittee or to officers of the Company to
the extent permitted by applicable law and the compensation plans
of the Company if it determines that such delegation would be in
the best interest of the Company. Our Compensation Committee may
engage a compensation consultant; however, it did not engage a
compensation consultant with respect to executive or director
compensation for 2017.
The
Compensation Committee is governed by a written charter approved by
our Board, which outlines its primary duties and responsibilities,
and which can be found on our website at
www.oxbridgere.com
.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is composed of three
members – Ray Cabillot, Mayur Patel and Krishna Persaud.
Krishna Persaud serves as the Chairman of our Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. All of the members of our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee qualify as
independent directors under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq
Stock Market.
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee makes recommendations
to our Board as to nominations for our Board and committee members,
as well as with respect to structural, governance and procedural
matters. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also
reviews the performance of our Board and the Company’s
succession planning. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board,
which outlines its primary duties and responsibilities, and which
can be found on our website at
www.oxbridgere.com
.
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for
reviewing the criteria for the selection of new directors to serve
on the Board and reviewing and making recommendations regarding the
composition and size of the Board. When our Board decides to seek a
new member, whether to fill a vacancy or otherwise, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will consider recommendations
from other directors, management and others, including
shareholders. In general, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee looks for directors possessing superior business judgment
and integrity who have distinguished themselves in their chosen
fields and who have knowledge or experience in the areas of
insurance, reinsurance, financial services or other aspects of the
Company’s business, operations or activities. In selecting
director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee also considers the interplay of the candidate’s
experience with the experience of the other Board
members.
8
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider, for
director nominees, persons recommended by shareholders, who may
submit recommendations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee in care of the Company’s Secretary, at Strathvale
House, 2
nd
Floor, 90 North Church Street, P.O. Box 469, Grand Cayman,
KY1-9006, Cayman Islands. To be considered by the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, such recommendations must be
accompanied by a description of the qualifications of the proposed
candidate and a written statement from the proposed candidate that
he or she is willing to be nominated and desires to serve if
elected. Nominees for director who are recommended by shareholders
to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be
evaluated in the same manner as any other nominee for
director.
Underwriting Committee
The
Underwriting Committee consists of three members – Mayur
Patel, Jay Madhu and Ray Cabillot. Mayur Patel serves as Chairman
of our Underwriting Committee. The Underwriting Committee’s
responsibilities include approving and reviewing our underwriting
policies and guidelines, overseeing our underwriting process and
procedures, monitoring our underwriting performance and overseeing
our underwriting risk management exposure. The Underwriting
Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board,
which outlines its primary duties and responsibilities, and which
can be found on our website at
www.oxbridgere.com
.
Investment Committee
The
Investment Committee consists of three members – Krishna
Persaud, Jay Madhu and Ray Cabillot. Ray Cabillot serves as
Chairman of the Investment Committee. The Investment
Committee’s responsibilities include approving and reviewing
any changes to our investment guidelines, and monitoring investment
performance and market, credit and interest rate exposure as a
result of opportunistic investment decisions undertaken by
management. The Investment Committee is governed by investment
guidelines that have been approved by our Board. There is no
written charter for the Investment Committee.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Position Since
|
|
Jay
Madhu*
|
|
51
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board (Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wrendon
Timothy
|
|
37
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
|
|
2013
|
*
See biography above
under “Director Nominees”
Wrendon Timothy.
Wrendon Timothy has
served as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since
August 2013. Mr. Timothy has over twelve (12) years of
professional experience in business, audit and assurance service
both in Trinidad and the Cayman Islands. From September 2007
through July 2013, Mr. Timothy worked as an Audit Senior and
Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountants in
the Cayman Islands, specializing in insurance and reinsurance
clients. From September 2005 through August 2007, Mr. Timothy
served as a Senior Accountant at KPMG Chartered Accountants in
Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Timothy is a Fellow of the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Masters of
Business Administration, with Distinction (with Specialism in
Finance – with Distinction), from Heriott Watt University.
Mr. Timothy holds directorship with a number of privately-held
companies and is a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of
Professional Accountants (CIIPA) and a Graduate of the Institute of
Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Mr. Timothy
brings considerable finance, accounting and management experience
to our Company.
9
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
All directors, other than Mr. Madhu, receive
compensation from us for their services as directors. Under the
Articles, our directors may receive compensation for their services
as may be determined by our Board. During 2017,
each of our
non-employee directors received cash director fees amounting to
$22,500, payable in 3 quarterly installments of $7,500, for service
as a director. Cash director fees were indefinitely suspended
effective October 1, 2017, however.
The
following table summarizes the compensation of our non-employee
directors for 2017. There were no equity compensation awarded to
our non-employee directors during 2017.
|
Name
|
Fees Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
|
Total
|
|
Paresh
Patel
|
$
22,500
|
$
22,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Krishna
Persaud
|
$
22,500
|
$
22,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ray
Cabillot
|
$
22,500
|
$
22,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allan
Martin
|
$
22,500
|
$
22,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayur Patel, M.D.
|
$
22,500
|
$
22,500
|
SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATION
Our
Board has adopted a policy for handling shareholder communications
to directors. Shareholders may send written communications to our
Board or any one or more of the individual directors by mail, c/o
Secretary, Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited, Strathvale House,
2
nd
Floor,
90 North Church Street, P.O. Box 469, Grand Cayman, KY1-9006,
Cayman Islands. There is no screening process, other than to
confirm that the sender is a shareholder and to filter
inappropriate materials and unsolicited materials of a marketing or
publication nature. All shareholder communications that are
received by the Secretary of the Company for the attention of a
director or directors are forwarded to such director or
directors.
10
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
following table summarizes the compensation of our Named Executive
Officers, or “NEOs”, in 2017 and 2016.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonqualified
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Equity
|
Deferred
|
All Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
Option
|
Incentive Plan
|
Compensation
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Name and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
Salary
|
Bonus
|
Awards
|
Awards
(1)
|
Compensation
|
Earnings
|
(2)
|
Total
|
|
Jay
Madhu
|
|
2017
|
$
232,000
|
$
50,000
|
-
|
18,164
|
-
|
-
|
$
9,000
|
$
309,164
|
|
President and Chief Executive
Officer
|
|
2016
|
$
220,000
|
$
50,000
|
-
|
8,504
|
-
|
-
|
$
15,000
|
$
293,504
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wrendon
Timothy
|
|
2017
|
$
132,000
|
$
30,000
|
-
|
7,265
|
-
|
-
|
$
6,300
|
$
175,565
|
|
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary
|
|
2016
|
$
120,000
|
$
30,000
|
-
|
3,401
|
-
|
-
|
$
9,300
|
$
162,701
|
(1)
All option
awards were granted under our 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The
value reported above in the "Option Awards" column is the aggregate
grant date fair value for the NEO's option awards granted in 2017
and 2016, determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718,
"Compensation—Stock Compensation". Assumptions used in the
calculation of these amounts are included in Note 9 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in our Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2017.
(2)
I
n 2017, Mr. Madhu received $5,400 in
cash dividends on unvested restricted stock and $3,600 in company
contributions to our defined contribution pension plan. Mr. Timothy
received $2,700 in cash dividends on unvested restricted stock and
$3,600 in company contributions to our defined contribution pension
plan.
I
n 2016, Mr. Madhu
received $11,400 in cash dividends on unvested restricted stock and
$3,600 in company contributions to our defined contribution pension
plan. Mr. Timothy received $5,700 in cash dividends on unvested
restricted stock and $3,600 in company contributions to our defined
contribution pension plan.
GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2017
Our
Compensation Committee, or our Board acting as our Compensation
Committee, granted stock option and restricted stock awards under
our 2014 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. Set forth in the following
table is information regarding option awards granted in 2017. There
were no restricted stock awarded during 2017.
(
1)
The amount represents a grant of restricted
shares made pursuant to our 2014 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The
shares
are
subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment and
restriction of transfer, and will vest in increments of 6.25% on a
quarterly basis over a four-year period. The shares were granted
conditioned on service to the Company and carry all the rights
of a shareholder, including the right to receive dividends at the
same rate applicable to all common
shareholders.
(2)
The amount represents a grant of stock
options made pursuant to our stock incentive plan. The options were
granted conditioned on service to the Company, and
are
subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment and
restriction of transfer. The options will vest in increments of
6.25% on a quarterly basis over a four-year period and will expire
on the 10
th
anniversary
of the date of grant unless earlier exercised or earlier terminated
due to termination of employment.
(3)
The
amounts
reflect the aggregate grant date fair value for each NEO’s
restricted share and option awards granted in 2017, determined in
accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock
Compensation”.
11
Employment Agreements
Jay Madhu
On
July 18, 2013, we entered into an executive employment
agreement with Jay Madhu, our Chief Executive Officer and
President. Under the terms of this agreement, as amended,
Mr. Madhu’s employment commenced on July 18, 2013 and
continued for three years unless terminated earlier. Following this
initial three-year term, we extended Mr. Madhu’s employment
for an additional three-year term, after which the agreement will
automatically renew for additional one year terms unless either
party chooses not to renew.
The
executive employment agreement entitles Mr. Madhu to receive:
(1) an annual base salary of $232,000, (2) additional
compensation granted by our Board (or a committee thereof) and
(3) medical, dental, life, disability and retirement
benefits.
If
Mr. Madhu’s employment is terminated by us for good
cause or if Mr. Madhu terminates his employment with us, he
will be entitled to: (1) his accrued base salary and accrued
vacation pay and other paid time off, in each case through his date
of termination, and (2) reimbursement for expenses accrued
through his date of termination.
If
Mr. Madhu’s employment is terminated by us without good
cause, he will be entitled to: (1) his accrued base salary and
accrued vacation pay and other paid time off, in each case through
the date of termination, (2) reimbursement for expenses
accrued through his date of termination, and (3) the amount of
base salary that would have been payable through the term of the
agreement (excluding future automatic renewals) if his employment
had not been terminated. If such termination is within three years
following a change of control, Mr. Madhu will be entitled to
receive, in lieu of the amount described in clause
(3) directly above, an amount equal to 2.9 times the total
amount of his annual base salary. If Mr. Madhu’s
employment is terminated due to his death or incapacity, it will be
deemed to be a termination without good cause.
Mr. Madhu’s
executive employment agreement also contains non-compete and
non-solicitation provisions.
Wrendon Timothy
Wrendon
Timothy is our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and his
employment with us commenced on August 1, 2013. The terms of
his employment, as provided in an employment letter agreement
between us and Mr. Timothy, as amended, will continue until
July 31, 2019, and thereafter, automatically renew for additional
one-year terms unless either party chooses not to
renew.
Under
the agreed upon terms of employment, Mr. Timothy is entitled
to receive a basic gross salary of $132,000 per year, payable
monthly. His salary will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted
at our discretion. We will also pay the monthly premiums for
Mr. Timothy’s medical, dental and vision insurance, and
match Mr. Timothy’s contributions to his pension plan.
Finally, Mr. Timothy will be eligible to receive a
discretionary bonus and any other compensation which will be based
on our financial performance and Mr. Timothy’s personal
performance.
We may
terminate Mr. Timothy’s employment without notice in the
event of serious or persistent misconduct or breach of the agreed
upon terms of Mr. Timothy’s employment or for cause. In
other circumstances, the party that wishes to terminate
Mr. Timothy’s employment must provide 60 days’
prior written notice.
12
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2017
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding
stock option and restricted stock awards held by our NEOs at
December 31, 2017, including the number of shares underlying both
exercisable and unexercisable portions of each option as well as
the exercise price and expiration date of each outstanding
option;
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable
(#)
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable
(#)
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Unearned Options(#)
|
Option Exercise Price($)
|
Option Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not
Vested(#)
|
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock
That Have Not Vested ($)
(5)
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested(#)
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned
Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested($)
|
|
Jay
Madhu
|
90,000
|
(1)
|
30,000
|
-
|
$
6.00
|
1/23/25
|
10,000
|
(3)
|
$
21,500
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
12,500
|
|
12,500
|
-
|
$
6.00
|
1/16/26
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
6,250
|
|
18,750
|
-
|
$
6.06
|
1/20/27
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wrendon
Timothy
|
45,000
|
(2)
|
15,000
|
-
|
$
6.00
|
1/23/25
|
5,000
|
(4)
|
$
10,750
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,000
|
-
|
$
6.00
|
1/16/26
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
7,500
|
-
|
$
6.06
|
1/20/27
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1)
Mr. Madhu was awarded 120,000 stock options on January 23, 2015.
The options vested quarterly in increments of 7,500. The remaining
30,000 options will become exercisable in quarterly increments of
7,500 over the next 4 quarters, provided that Mr. Madhu remains
employed by the Company. Mr. Madhu was awarded 25,000 stock options
on January 16, 2016. The options vest quarterly in increments of
1,562.50. The remaining 12,500 options will vest over the next 8
quarters, provided that Mr. Madhu remains employed by the Company.
Mr. Madhu was awarded 25,000 stock options on January 20, 2017. The
options vest quarterly in increments of 1,562.50. The remaining
18,750 options will vest over the next 12 quarters, provided that
Mr. Madhu remains employed by the Company.
(2)
Mr. Timothy was awarded 60,000 stock options on January 23, 2015.
The options vested quarterly in increments of 3,750 commencing
January 23, 2015. The remaining 15,000 options will become
exercisable in quarterly increments of 3,750 over the next 4
quarters, provided that Mr. Timothy remains employed by the
Company. Mr. Timothy was also awarded 10,000 stock options on
January 16, 2016. The options vested quarterly in increments of
625. The remaining 5,000 options will vest over the next 8
quarters, provided that Mr. Timothy remains employed by the
Company. Mr. Timothy was also awarded 10,000 stock options on
January 20, 2017. The options vested quarterly in increments of
625. The remaining 7,500 options will vest over the next 12
quarters, provided that Mr. Timothy remains employed by the
Company.
(3)
Mr. Madhu was awarded 40,000 restricted shares on
January 23, 2015.
The restricted shares
vested quarterly in increments of 2,500 commencing January 23,
2015. Unvested restricted shares of 10,000 will vest in quarterly
increments of 2,500 over the next 4 quarters, provided that Mr.
Madhu remains employed by the Company.
(4)
Mr. Timothy was awarded 20,000 restricted
shares on January 23, 2015.
The restricted shares
vested quarterly in increments of 2,500 commencing January 23,
2015. Unvested restricted shares of 5,000 will vest in quarterly
increments of 1,250 over the next 4 quarters, provided that Mr.
Timothy remains employed by the Company.
(5)
Assumes
a stock price of $2.15, the closing price of the Company’s
ordinary shares on December 31, 2017.
13
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN FISCAL 2017
The following table sets forth information regarding stock vested
in our NEOs during the year ended December 31, 2017. There
were no options exercised by our named executive officers in
2017.
|
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
||
|
Name
|
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Value Realized on Exercise ($)
|
Number of Shares Acquired On Vesting (#)
|
Value Realized on Vesting ($)
(1)
|
|
Jay
Madhu
|
-
|
-
|
10,000
|
$
45,658
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wrendon
Timothy
|
-
|
-
|
5,000
|
$
22,829
|
(1)
Based
upon the closing share price on the dates upon which the shares
vested.
14
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The
primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in
fulfilling its responsibilities relating to the general oversight
of the Company’s financial reporting process. The Audit
Committee conducts its oversight activities for the Company in
accordance with the duties and responsibilities outlined in the
Audit Committee charter.
The
Company’s management is responsible for the preparation,
consistency, integrity and fair presentation of the financial
statements, accounting and financial reporting principles, systems
of internal control and procedures designed to ensure compliance
with accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations. The
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm,
Hacker Johnson, is responsible for performing an independent audit
of the Company’s financial statements.
The Audit Committee hereby reports as follows:
1.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and
discussed the audited financial statements of the Company as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2017 with management.
2. The
Audit Committee has discussed with Hacker Johnson, the
Company’s independent auditors for the year
ended
December 31, 2017,
the matters required to be discussed by Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 16,
Communications with Audit Committees.
3. The
Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter
from Hacker Johnson required by applicable
requirements of the
PCAOB regarding Hacker Johnson’s communications with the
Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with
Hacker Johnson its independence.
4.
Based upon the review and discussion referred to in paragraphs (1)
through (3) above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board,
and the Board has approved, that the audited financial statements
be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2017, for filing with the
SEC.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
|
Raymond Cabillot, Chairman
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayur Patel
Krishna Persaud
|
|
|
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The
following table sets forth the aggregate fees for services related
to the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 as provided by
Hacker, Johnson & Smith PA, our principal
accountant:
(a)
Audit Fees
represent fees billed for professional services rendered for the
audit of our annual financial statements and review of our
quarterly financial statements included in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. The above fees are exclusive of audit fees of $17,000
(2017: $17,000) paid / payable to EisnerAmper Cayman Ltd. for the
statutory audit of the company’s reinsurance subsidiary,
Oxbridge Reinsurance Limited.
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2016
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Audit Fees
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55,000
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$
53,000
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Tax
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fees
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55,000
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$
53,000
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(a)
Audit Fees
represent fees billed for professional services rendered for the
audit of our annual financial statements and review of our
quarterly financial statements included in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. The above fees are exclusive of audit fees of $17,000
(2016: $17,000) paid / payable to EisnerAmper Cayman Ltd. for the
statutory audit of the company’s reinsurance subsidiary,
Oxbridge Reinsurance Limited.
Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and
Procedures
Our
Audit Committee charter includes our policy regarding the approval
of audit and non-audit services performed by our independent
auditors. The Audit Committee is responsible for retaining and
evaluating the independent auditors’ qualifications,
performance and independence. The Audit Committee pre-approves all
auditing services, internal control-related services and permitted
non-audit services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be
performed for us by our independent auditors, subject to such
exceptions for non-audit services as permitted by applicable laws
and regulations. The Audit Committee may delegate this authority to
a subcommittee consisting of one or more Audit Committee members,
including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and
permitted non-audit services, provided that decisions of such
subcommittee to grant pre-approvals are presented to the full Audit
Committee at its next meeting. Our Board approved all professional
services provided to us by Hacker, Johnson
& Smith PA
and EisnerAmper Cayman Ltd.
during 2017 and 2016.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our ordinary shares as of April 3, 2018
by:
each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than
5% of our outstanding ordinary shares,
each of our directors and NEOs, and
all directors and executive officers as a group.
The
percentages of ordinary shares beneficially owned are based on the
5,733,587 ordinary shares outstanding as of April 3, 2018.
Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished
by each director, executive officer and beneficial owner of more
than 5% of our ordinary shares. Beneficial ownership is determined
in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally requires that
such person have voting or investment power with respect to the
securities. In computing the number of ordinary shares beneficially
owned by a person listed below and the percentage ownership of such
person, ordinary shares underlying options, warrants or convertible
securities held by each such person that are exercisable or
convertible within 60 days of April 3, 2018 are deemed outstanding,
but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage
ownership of any other person. Except as otherwise indicated in the
footnotes to this table, or as required by applicable community
property laws, all persons listed have sole voting and investment
power for all ordinary shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the address for each
principal shareholder is in care of Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited,
at Strathvale House, 2
nd
Floor, 90 North
Church Street, P.O. Box 469, Grand Cayman, KY1-9006, Cayman
Islands.
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April 3,
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Number of
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5% Shareholders:
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lake
Casper
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640,823
(1)
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10.62
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Paresh
Patel
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864,000
(2)
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13.68
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Allan
Martin
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816,330
(3)
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13.10
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Named Executive Officers
and Directors:
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Jay
Madhu
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328,999
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5.54
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Krishna
Persaud
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495,715
(5)
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7.85
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Mayur
Patel
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367,000
(6)
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6.13
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Ray
Cabillot
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1,187,850
(7)
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17.25
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Wrendon
Timothy
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31,550
(8)
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0.57
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Officers and Directors as a Group (5 persons)
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2,412,114
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33.67
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(1)
Includes 341,823
ordinary shares and 299,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the
exercise of warrants held by Moksha Partners Reinsurance Entity,
Inc. that are currently exercisable. As of the date of this table,
Blake Casper, an individual, has sole voting and investment power
over these shares by virtue of being the majority member of Moksha
Partners Reinsurance Entity, Inc., a Florida member-managed limited
liability company.
(2)
Includes 266,000
ordinary held by Paresh Patel individually, and 530,000 ordinary
shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by Paresh Patel,
individually, that are currently exercisable; 17,000 ordinary
shares held by Mr. Patel’s wife, Neha Patel; and
51,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants
held by Mr. Patel’s wife, Neha Patel, that are currently
exercisable.
(3)
Includes 163,000
ordinary shares held by Allan Martin and his wife, Marie Martin,
jointly; 173,998 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants held by Allan Martin and his wife, Marie Martin, jointly,
that are currently exercisable; 34,666 ordinary shares issuable
upon the exercise of warrants held by A. S. Martin Children Trust
that are currently exercisable; 34,666 ordinary shares held by A.
S. Martin Children Trust; 39,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the
exercise of warrants held by Martin Family Foundation that are
currently exercisable; 39,000 ordinary shares held Martin Family
Foundation; 83,000 ordinary shares held by Fleur de Lis Partners,
LLLP, and 249,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants held by Fleur de Lis Partners, LLLP that are currently
exercisable. As the general partner of Fleur de Lis Partners, LLLP,
Mr. Martin has voting and investment power over the ordinary
shares and warrants held by that entity.
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(4)
Includes 83,231
ordinary shares held by Universal Finance & Investments,
L.C.; and 203,768 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants held by Universal Finance & Investments, L.C.
that are currently exercisable, and 42,000 ordinary shares held in
Mr. Madhu’s name. As the sole owner and manager of Universal
Finance & Investments, L.C., Mr. Madhu has voting and
investment power over the ordinary shares and warrants held by that
entity.
(5)
Includes 35,000
ordinary shares held by Krishna Persaud and his wife, Sumentra
Persaud, jointly; 105,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the
exercise of warrants held by Krishna Persaud and his wife, Sumentra
Persaud, jointly, that are currently exercisable; 118,000 ordinary
shares and 237,143 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants held by held by Krishna Persaud that are currently
exercisable. Mr. Persaud and his wife share voting and
investment power over the shares and warrants held jointly in their
names.
(6)
Includes 118,000
ordinary shares held by Mayur Patel and his wife, Ulupi M. Patel,
jointly; 249,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants held by Mayur Patel and his wife, Ulupi M. Patel, jointly,
that are currently exercisable.
(7)
Includes 105,000
ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by Ray
Cabillot, individually, that are currently exercisable; 35,000
ordinary shares held by Ray Cabillot, individually; 446,625
ordinary shares and 77,300 ordinary shares held by Farnam Street
Capital for the benefit of and as the General Partner of Farnam
Street Partners and FS Special Opportunities I Fund, respectively;
and 446,625 ordinary shares and 77,300 ordinary shares issuable
upon the exercise of warrants held by Farnam Street Capital for the
benefit of and as the General Partner of Farnam Street Partners and
FS Special Opportunities I Fund, respectively, that are currently
exercisable; As the general partner of Farnam Street Capital,
Mr. Cabillot has voting and investment power over the ordinary
shares and warrants held by that entity.
(8)
Includes 7,500
ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by
Mr. Timothy, individually, that are currently exercisable; and
25,050 ordinary shares held by Mr. Timothy,
individually.
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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for the year
ended December 31, 2017, we believe that all of our directors,
officers and 10% beneficial owners complied with all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them. In
addition, all such forms were timely filed.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Reinsurance Contracts with Related Parties
During
2017, we were party to a reinsurance contract with Claddaugh, a
subsidiary of HCI Group. During 2017, on this reinsurance contract,
we earned net premiums of $7.54 million, and paid losses of $7.4
million.
Mr. Madhu is a
director of HCI Group and previously served as the President of its
real estate division and as its Vice President of Investor
Relations. Paresh Patel, the non-executive Chairman of our Board
through to December 31, 2017 and a beneficial owner of more than 5%
of our ordinary shares, is a founder of HCI Group and currently
serves as its Chief Executive Officer and as the Chairman of its
board of directors. Both Mr. Madhu and Mr. Patel are also
shareholders of HCI Group. However, neither of Mr. Madhu nor
Mr. Patel have any interest in the reinsurance contracts
between Claddaugh and our Company or between HCPCI and our Company
other than in their capacity as equity holders of both of HCI Group
and our Company.
Policies for Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related
Persons
Our
policy for approval or ratification of transactions with related
persons is for those transactions to be reviewed and approved by
the Audit Committee. That policy is set forth in the Audit
Committee Charter. Our practice is that such transactions are
approved by a majority of disinterested directors. The policy sets
forth no standards for approval. Directors apply their own
individual judgment and discretion in deciding such
matters.
OTHER MATTERS
Neither
the Board nor management intends to bring before the Meeting any
business other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders and this Proxy Statement. If any
other business should come properly before the Meeting, or any
adjournment or postponement thereof, the proxy holders will vote on
such matters at their discretion.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Other Action at the Meeting
As of
the date of this Proxy Statement, the Company has no knowledge of
any business, other than as described herein and customary
procedural matters, which will be presented for consideration at
the Meeting. In the event any other business is properly presented
at the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy may,
but will not be obligated to, vote such proxy in accordance with
their judgment on such business.
Shareholder Proposals for the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders in 2019
Pursuant to Rule
14a-8 of the Exchange Act, shareholder proposals must be received
in writing by the Secretary of the Company no later than 120 days
prior to the date of the Company’s proxy statement released
to shareholders in connection with the Company’s previous
year’s annual general meeting of shareholders and must comply
with the requirements of Cayman Islands corporate law and the
Articles in order to be considered for inclusion in the
Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the
annual general meeting of shareholders in 2019. Shareholder
proposals received by December 17, 2018 would be considered timely
for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to the 2019 annual
general meeting of shareholders.
Any
shareholder proposal for the annual general meeting of shareholders
in 2019, which is submitted outside the processes of Rule 14a-8,
shall be considered untimely unless received by the Secretary in
writing no later than January 2, 2019.
Under
our Articles, the Board shall call an extraordinary general meeting
upon receipt of signed “Members’ requisition” by
shareholders holding more than 66.66% in par value of the issued
shares which as of that date carry the right to vote at an
extraordinary general meeting of the Company. Such Members’
requisition must also contain the proposal to be considered at
(i.e. objects of) the meeting and must be signed by the
requisitionists and deposited at the registered office of the
Company. If the Board does not, within twenty-one days from the
date of the deposit of the Members’ requisition, duly proceed
to convene an extraordinary general meeting to be held within a
further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them
representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all
the requisitionists, may themselves convene an extraordinary
general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later
than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the
said twenty-one day period. Any extraordinary general meeting
convened by the requisitionists shall be convened in the same
manner as nearly possible as that in which extraordinary general
meetings are convened by the Board.
Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an
Address
Some
companies, brokers, banks and other holders of record may employ
procedures, approved by the SEC, known as
“householding.” Householding, which reduces costs
associated with duplicate printings and mailings, means that we
will send only one copy of our proxy materials to shareholders who
share the same address. Shareholders sharing the same address will
continue to receive separate proxy cards.
If you
own ordinary shares and would like to receive additional copies of
our proxy materials, you may submit a request to us by:
(i) mailing a request in writing to our Secretary at
Strathvale House, 2
nd
Floor, 90 North
Church Street, P.O. Box 469, Grand Cayman, KY1-9006, Cayman
Islands, or (ii) calling us at 1-345-749-7570, and we will
promptly mail the requested copies to you. If you own ordinary
shares in your own name and you want to receive separate copies of
the proxy materials in the future, or if you receive multiple
copies and want to receive only one copy, contact Broadridge
Corporate Issuer Solutions at 1-877-830-4936. If you beneficially
own ordinary shares and you want to receive separate copies of the
proxy materials in the future, or if you receive multiple copies
and want to receive only one copy, contact your bank, broker or
other holder of record.
Costs of Solicitation
The
entire cost of this proxy solicitation will be borne by the
Company, including expenses in connection with preparing,
assembling, printing and mailing proxy solicitation materials. In
addition to solicitation by mail, officers, directors and employees
of the Company may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile,
electronic communication, in person or via the Internet, although
no compensation will be paid for such solicitation.
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Chief
Executive Officer
April
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OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS – MAY 11, 2018 AT 3:00 PM
LOCAL TIME
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The shareholders hereby appoint Jay Madhu and Wrendon Timothy, or
either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his
substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as
designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the ordinary
shares of OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED that the shareholders are
entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to
be held at 3:00 PM (local time) on May 11, 2018, and any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner
directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be
voted in accordance with the Board of Directors'
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mark, sign, date, and return this Proxy Card promptly using the
enclosed envelope.
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Complete the reverse portion of this Proxy Card
and Fax to
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OFOXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS
LIMITED
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PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN
HERE:
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Proposal 1
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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Election of Directors:
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CONTROL ID:
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Jay
Madhu
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REQUEST ID:
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Krishna
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To consider and vote upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of
Hacker, Johnson & Smith, P.A., as the independent auditors of
the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2018.
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote: “FOR”
the four (4) individuals nominated for election to the
Board of Directors; and “FOR” ratification of Hacker,
Johnson & Smith, P.A., as the independent auditors for
fiscal year 2018.
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IMPORTANT:
Please sign exactly
as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held
jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full
corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as
such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name
by authorized person.
Dated: ________________________, 2018
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(Signature of Shareholder)
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