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

May 15, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda				98-0374481
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)				(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Waterloo House, Ground Floor
100 Pitts Bay Road,	Pembroke	HM 08,	Bermuda	(441)	278-9250
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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, $0.0011 par value per share	ACGL	NASDAQ	Stock Market
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.25% Series E preferred share	ACGLP	NASDAQ	Stock Market
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.45% Series F preferred share	ACGLO	NASDAQ	Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     ☐

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ITEM 8.01    Other Events.

Preferred Share Dividends. On May 15, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“ACGL”) declared dividends with respect to the outstanding 18,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.25% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series E, $0.01 per share (“Series E Shares”), with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to a $25.00 liquidation preference per depositary share), as outlined below. All such dividends will be payable out of lawfully available funds for the payment of dividends under Bermuda law on June 30, 2020 to holders of record of the Series E Shares, as of June 15, 2020, unless determined otherwise by the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board on or prior to the effective date. In addition, the Board declared dividends with respect to the Series E Shares, to be payable out of lawfully available funds for the payment of dividends under Bermuda law on September 30, 2020 to holders of record of the Series E Shares, as of September 15, 2020, unless determined otherwise by the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board on or prior to the effective date.

Series	Effective Date for Declaration	Dividend Period	Dividend Amount		Rate Per Share
Series E	6/30/20	3/31/20-6/29/20		$5,906,250	$0.328125
Series E	9/30/20	6/30/20-9/29/20		$5,906,250	$0.328125

In addition, on May 15, 2020, the Board of ACGL declared dividends with respect to the outstanding 13,200,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.45% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series F, $0.01 per share (“Series F Shares”), with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to a $25.00 liquidation preference per depositary share), as outlined below. All such dividends will be payable out of lawfully available funds for the payment of dividends under Bermuda law on June 30, 2020 to holders of record of the Series F Shares, as of June 15, 2020, unless determined otherwise by the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board on or prior to the effective date. In addition, the Board declared dividends with respect to the Series F Shares, to be payable out of lawfully available funds for the payment of dividends under Bermuda law on September 30, 2020 to holders of record of the Series F Shares, as of September 15, 2020, unless determined otherwise by the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board on or prior to the effective date.

Series	Effective Date for Declaration	Dividend Period	Dividend Amount		Rate Per Share
Series F	6/30/20	3/31/20-6/29/20		$4,496,250		$0.340625
Series F	9/30/20	6/30/20-9/29/20		$4,496,250		$0.340625

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: May 15, 2020	By:	/s/ François Morin
		Name:	François Morin
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer