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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
June 15, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 001-16209 | N/A | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
Waterloo House, Ground Floor, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(441) 278-9250
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On June 15, 2017, Barclays Capital Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters party to the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 8, 2017 relating to the secondary public offering of common shares (the “Common Shares”) of Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (“ACGL”), exercised their option to purchase an additional 707,210 Common Shares (the “Additional Shares”). The Additional Shares are being sold after conversion of 70,721 shares of the Company’s Series D Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Shares held by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., the selling shareholder. ACGL will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Additional Shares.
On June 19, 2017 the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the sale of the Additional Shares. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
99.1 | Press release dated June 19, 2017 announcing the closing of the sale of the Additional Shares. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. | |||
Date: June 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Lyons | |
Name: | Mark D. Lyons | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
99.1 | Press release dated June 19, 2017 announcing the closing of the sale of the Additional Shares. |