Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)
14 Dicembre 2017 - 10:33PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
Current
Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2017 (May 4, 2017)
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
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Bermuda
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001-31721
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98-0395986
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(State of Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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92 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441) 496-2600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former
name or address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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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).
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the Amendment) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by AXIS Capital
Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company (the Company) on May 10, 2017 (the Original Form 8-K), which announced that Joseph Henry will retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Peter Vogt will be
appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2018. At the time of the filing of the Original Form 8-K, the Company had not yet reached an agreement with Mr. Vogt with respect to the terms of his compensation as Chief Financial Officer
or with Mr. Henry with respect to the terms of his separation from the Company.
Joseph Henry
On December 11, 2017, in connection with Mr. Henrys notice of resignation, AXIS Specialty U.S. Services, Inc., a subsidiary of
the Company, and Mr. Henry entered into a separation agreement (the Separation Agreement) and a consulting agreement (Consulting Agreement).
Under the terms of the Separation Agreement and in connection with Mr. Henrys execution of a general release of claims and
agreement to comply with the restrictive covenants in the Separation Agreement, Mr. Henry will receive a separation payment, which includes the payments and benefits required in connection with the Companys
non-renewal
of Mr. Henrys employment agreement and the accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards that remain unvested as of his separation date.
Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Henry will provide advisory services to the Company from January 1, 2018 until
December 31, 2018, and he will receive a fee of $1.2 million in connection with these services.
Peter Vogt
On December 11, 2017, in connection with Mr. Vogts appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, AXIS Specialty U.S.
Services, Inc. entered into an employment agreement (the Employment Agreement) with Mr. Vogt with a term of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020. Under the Employment Agreement,
Mr. Vogts annual base salary will be $550,000, and he will be eligible to participate in the Companys
non-equity
incentive plan at an incentive target of 100% of base salary. Mr. Vogt
also will be eligible to participate in the Companys 2017 Long Term Equity Compensation Plan (the Plan), with an annual target equity award valued at $900,000. Mr. Vogt also will be entitled to
participate in the employee benefit plans that the Company customarily makes available to its executive officers, and he will receive a
one-time
lump sum payment of $100,000 for relocation expenses. The
Employment Agreement also includes severance arrangements in the event that Mr. Vogts employment is terminated upon his death or disability, by the Company without cause or by Mr. Vogt with good reason.
The foregoing summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, Consulting Agreement and Employment
Agreement, copies of which will be filed as exhibits to the Companys annual report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
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: December 14, 2017
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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Conrad D. Brooks
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Conrad D. Brooks
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General Counsel
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