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): March 28, 2019

 

 

 

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda   001-31721   98-0395986
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

92 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(441) 496-2600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On March 28, 2019, AXIS Specialty Limited, AXIS Re SE, AXIS Specialty Europe SE, AXIS Insurance Company, AXIS Surplus Insurance Company and AXIS Reinsurance Company (the “Companies”) amended their existing $250 million secured letter of credit facility under their aggregate $750 million secured letter of credit facility with Citibank Europe plc (the $250 Million Facility) to extend the expiration date to March 31, 2020 for letters of credit with a tenor not to extend beyond March 31, 2021. The terms and conditions of the additional $500 million secured letter of credit facility under the aggregate $750 million secured letter of credit facility with Citibank Europe plc remain unchanged. The Companies are subsidiaries of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company.

 

The description of the $250 Million Facility contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Deed of Amendment to the Committed Facility Letter which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The disclosure required by this item is included in “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement,” which is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit  
Number  Description of Document
10.1  Deed of Amendment dated March 28, 2019 to Committed Facility Letter dated March 27, 2017, by and among AXIS Specialty Limited, AXIS Re SE, AXIS Specialty Europe SE, AXIS Insurance Company, AXIS Reinsurance Company, AXIS Surplus Insurance Company and Citibank Europe plc.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description of Document
10.1  Deed of Amendment dated March 28, 2019 to Committed Facility Letter dated March 27, 2017, by and among AXIS Specialty Limited, AXIS Re SE, AXIS Specialty Europe SE, AXIS Insurance Company, AXIS Reinsurance Company, AXIS Surplus Insurance Company and Citibank Europe plc.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: April 3, 2019

 

  AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
   
  By:   /s/  Conrad D. Brooks
      Conrad D. Brooks
General Counsel