8-A12B

Date: July 23, 2025

ACCELERANT HOLDINGS

/s/ Jeff Radke

Jeff Radke

Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ACCELERANT HOLDINGS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Cayman Islands		98-1753044
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Accelerant Holdings c/o Accelerant Re (Cayman) Ltd. Unit 106, Windward 3, Regatta Office Park, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman		Not applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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


Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Class A common shares, $0.0000011951862 par value per share		New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:

333-288435

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Class A common shares, $0.0000011951862 par value per share (the “Class A Common Shares”), of Accelerant Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Registrant”).

For a description of the Class A Common Shares being registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Share Capital” contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288435), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 30, 2025, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), and in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to be filed separately by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” section of Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities to be registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.