On September 19, 2023, as part of its periodic review of corporate governance matters, the board of directors (the “Board”) of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s by-laws (as so amended and restated, the “By-laws”), which became effective immediately (the “By-law Amendments”).
Among other things, the By-law Amendments:
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revise the provision dictating the availability of stockholder lists for stockholder meetings, to conform with Delaware law; and
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add an exclusive forum provision providing that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain legal actions and proceedings.
The By-law Amendments also include other conforming, technical and ministerial changes.