NEW YORK, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Alleghany
Corporation (NYSE:Y) today announced that it has adjourned its 2020
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") originally
scheduled to be held on April 24,
2020 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, to May 8, 2020 at
10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight
Time. As previously announced, due to the public
health and safety concerns related to the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic and recommendations and orders from Federal and
New York authorities, the Annual
Meeting will be conducted exclusively in a virtual format.
Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting at
a physical location. Alleghany expects to hold future meetings of
stockholders in-person, absent extenuating circumstances (including
the ongoing impact of COVID-19).
Whether or not stockholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting,
Alleghany encourages all stockholders to vote and submit their
proxies in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of the methods
described in the previously distributed proxy materials.
Alleghany's proxy materials are currently available at
www.edocumentview.com/YAL. Please note that the proxy card
included with the previously distributed proxy materials will not
be updated to reflect the change from an in-person meeting to a
virtual-only meeting and may continue to be used to vote shares in
connection with the Annual Meeting. If you have already
voted, you do not need to vote again.
We have designed the format of the Annual Meeting to ensure that
stockholders are afforded the same rights and opportunities to
participate as they would at an in-person meeting, using online
tools to ensure stockholder access and participation. Online
access to the Annual Meeting will begin on May 8, 2020 at 9:45 a.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time. A replay of the Annual Meeting
webcast will be available for 30 days after the event at
www.alleghany.com in the Events and Presentations section of the
website. Information regarding access to the Annual Meeting
is set forth below.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a Registered Stockholder of
Record
If you were a registered stockholder of record (i.e., you held
your shares in your own name as reflected in the records of our
transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
("Computershare")) as of the close of business on March 2, 2020, the record date for the Annual
Meeting, you can attend the Annual Meeting by accessing
www.meetingcenter.io/214260115 and entering the 15-digit
control number on the proxy card you previously received and the
meeting password, YAL2020.
Registering to Attend the Annual Meeting as a Beneficial
Owner
If you were not a registered stockholder of record, but held
shares through a broker, bank or nominee (i.e., in street name),
you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or
nominee. Once you have received a legal proxy from your
broker, bank or nominee, it should be emailed to Computershare at
legalproxy@computershare.com and should be labeled "Legal Proxy" in
the subject line. Please include proof from your broker, bank
or nominee of your legal proxy (e.g., a forwarded email from your
broker, bank or other agent with your legal proxy attached, or an
image of your legal proxy attached to your email). Requests
for registration must be received by Computershare no later than
5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on
May 5, 2020. You will then
receive a confirmation of your registration, with a control number,
by email from Computershare. At the time of the meeting, go to
www.meetingcenter.io/214260115 and enter your control number
and the meeting password, YAL2020.
Voting Shares
If you have not voted your shares in advance of the Annual
Meeting, you will be able to vote your shares electronically during
the Annual Meeting by clicking on the "Cast Your Vote" link on the
Meeting Center site at www.meetingcenter.io/214260115.
Beneficial owners can vote during the Annual Meeting only through
advance registration for obtaining control numbers from
Computershare per the instructions above.
Meeting Rules, Asking Questions and Stockholders of Record
List
Beginning 15 minutes prior to, and during the Annual Meeting,
you will be able to access the Rules of Conduct applicable to the
Annual Meeting, and if you are attending the meeting as a
registered stockholder of record or registered beneficial owner,
you can submit questions by accessing the Meeting Center site
at www.meetingcenter.io/214260115, entering your control
number and meeting password, YAL2020, and clicking on the message
icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. To return to
the main page, click the "i" icon at the top of the screen.
We will hold a Q&A session during the Annual Meeting,
during which we intend to answer questions that are pertinent to
the items being brought before the stockholder vote at the Annual
Meeting, as time permits and in accordance with our Rules of
Conduct for the Annual Meeting.
A list of stockholders of record will be available during the
Annual Meeting for inspection by stockholders of record for any
legally valid purpose related to the Annual Meeting at the Meeting
Center site at www.meetingcenter.io/214260115. To view the list for
such purposes during the 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting,
please contact Investor Relations at 212-508-8116.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a Guest
If you would like to enter the meeting as a guest in listen-only
mode, click on the "I am a guest" button after entering the Meeting
Center site at www.meetingcenter.io/214260115 and enter
the information requested on the following screen. Please
note you will not have the ability to ask questions or vote during
the meeting if you participate as a guest.
Technical Assistance
We encourage you to access the Meeting Center site in advance of
the Annual Meeting start time. If you need technical support after
you access the webcast, click the "Help" link in the upper right of
the broadcast screen.
About Alleghany Corporation
Alleghany Corporation (NYSE:Y) creates value through owning and
supporting its operating subsidiaries and managing investments,
anchored by a core position in property and casualty reinsurance
and insurance. Alleghany's property and casualty subsidiaries
include: Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a leading global reinsurer;
RSUI Group, Inc., which underwrites wholesale specialty insurance
coverages including property, casualty, professional liability and
directors' and officers' liability; and CapSpecialty, Inc., an
underwriter of commercial property, casualty and surety insurance
coverages. Alleghany's subsidiary Alleghany Capital Corporation
owns and manages a diverse portfolio of middle market
businesses.
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