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UNITED STATES

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 21, 2015

 

 

THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.
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THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.

ATTN: EMILY MINER

400 ATLANTIC STREET, 8th FLOOR

STAMFORD, CT 06901

 

 

 
                             

 

   Meeting Information

  

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

  
For holders as of: March 30, 2015  
Date: May 21, 2015            Time: 10:00 AM EDT  
Location: Office of the Company  
400 Atlantic Street, 8th Floor  
Stamford, CT 06901  
 
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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    Voting items  
 

 

 The Board of Directors recommends you vote

 

 FOR the following:

 

   1.   Election of Directors          
    Nominees          
   01   Saul L. Basch   02     H.J. Mervyn Blakeney   03     Terence N. Deeks   04     Stanley A. Galanski   05     Geoffrey E. Johnson
   06   Robert V. Mendelsohn   07     David M. Platter   08     Patricia H. Roberts   09     Janice C. Tomlinson   10     Marc M. Tract
 

 

 The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

 

   2   An advisory resolution on executive compensation.
 

 

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Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2015

 

 

 NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

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