AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

Regulatory Filings • May 5, 2022

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 5, 2022

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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

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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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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)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e(4)(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, par value $0.0125 per share	AXS	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary
shares, each representing a 1/100 th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred share	AXS PRE	New 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. ¨

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2022. 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 Meeting and the results of voting on each such matter.

Proposal No. 1: The election of the Class III Directors named below to serve until the 2025 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 Name	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Albert A. Benchimol	73,031,055	2,667,095	12,154	4,395,520
Anne Melissa Dowling	71,548,686	4,152,619	8,999	4,395,520
Henry B. Smith	70,023,322	5,677,853	9,129	4,395,520

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.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
70,356,365	5,307,686	46,253	4,395,520

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, 2022 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.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
72,576,547	7,502,075	27,202	–

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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 5, 2022

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

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