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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): May 16, 2024
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)
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):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, par value $0.0125 per shareAXSNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred shareAXS PRENew York Stock Exchange

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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 16, 2024. Shareholders were asked to vote with respect to three proposals. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual General Meeting and the results of voting on each such matter.

Proposal No. 1: The election of the Class I Directors named below to serve until the 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. There was no solicitation in opposition to either of the nominees listed in the proxy statement and all of the nominees were elected.
Director NameForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Charles Davis71,881,4823,254,634373,3214,686,239
Elanor Hardwick64,958,79610,168,657381,9844,686,239
Axel Theis72,033,3953,094,364381,6794,686,239
Barbara Yastine62,013,44713,113,906382,0854,686,239

Proposal No. 2: The shareholders approved, in a non-binding vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below.
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
73,066,4642,027,118415,8554,686,239

Proposal No. 3: The shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda to act as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the fees for the independent registered public accounting firm as set forth below.
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
76,500,1713,162,251533,254


Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)






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: May 21, 2024
 
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:/s/ G. Christina Gray-Trefry
 G. Christina Gray-Trefry
 General Counsel and Secretary