Share Capital Authorized and Issued

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Share Capital Authorized and Issued

15.          Share Capital Authorized and Issued

The following sets out the number and par value of shares authorized, issued and outstanding:

	June 30, 2024	December 31, 2023
Common shares, par value $0.01 per share
Authorized	600,000,000	600,000,000
Issued and outstanding
Common shares	116,006,345	117,914,754

Common shares

On January 3, 2023, consummation of the Separation Transactions resulted in the issuance of 13,553,681 common shares upon exercise of outstanding warrants and accelerated vesting of restricted stock units.

The distribution of The Fidelis Partnership to shareholders on January 3, 2023 resulted in the cancellation of 97,327,049 common shares in the Group.

The consummation of the Separation Transactions triggered the payment of cumulative dividends on warrants of $34.1 million. These dividends related to declarations made in 2019 and prior years. The warrant dividends, together with the net assets distributed to shareholders discussed in Note 3 (Separation Transactions), were recorded in additional paid-in capital as the Group’s retained earnings on January 3, 2023 was $0.5 million.

On January 3, 2023 the excess fair value of the net assets distributed to shareholders of $1,696.4 million was recorded in retained earnings as the gain on revaluation of The Fidelis Partnership was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of the net gain on distribution of The Fidelis Partnership. The excess fair value is calculated as the fair value of The Fidelis Partnership of $1,775 million less the book value of The Fidelis Partnership net assets and less the non-controlling interest share of Pine Walk.

On July 3, 2023, Fidelis completed an IPO of an aggregate of 15,000,000 common shares, including 7,142,857 common shares sold by Fidelis and 7,857,143 common shares sold by certain selling shareholders, at an offering price of $14.00 per common share. The net proceeds of the offering to Fidelis were $89.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses paid by the Group. Fidelis’ common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIHL”.

Cash dividends of $0.10 and $0.20 per share were declared and paid in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively (2023: $nil and $nil).

Common share repurchases

On December 21, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of a common share repurchase program of up to $50.0 million of Fidelis’ outstanding common shares. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Group repurchased 1,932,418 and 2,290,020 common shares, respectively, (2023: $nil and $nil) in the open market, including commission expense, for $33.7 million and $38.7 million, respectively, (2023: $nil and $nil) at a weighted average cost per share, including commission expenses, of $17.43 and $16.89, respectively, (2023: $nil and $nil). Common shares repurchased by the Group are held as treasury shares.