8-K

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

July 2, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-16209	98-0374481
(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)

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, $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
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 4.55% Series G preferred share	ACGLN	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     ☐

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.  o

ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On July 2, 2021, Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch” or “the Company”), along with investment partners Kelso & Company (“Kelso”) and Warburg Pincus LLC (“Warburg Pincus”), issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously disclosed acquisition of Watford Holdings Ltd. (“Watford”) on July 1, 2021 by an affiliated entity of which Arch Reinsurance Ltd. owns 40%, certain investment funds managed by Kelso own 30% and certain investment funds managed by Warburg Pincus own 30%. Based on the governing documents of the acquiring entity, the Company has concluded that, while it will retain significant influence over Watford, Watford will no longer constitute a variable interest entity of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, effective July 1, 2021 Arch will no longer consolidate the results of Watford in its consolidated financial statements. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d): The following exhibits are being filed herewith.

EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release dated July 2, 2021 announcing completion of the acquisition of Watford.

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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: July 2, 2021	By:	/s/ François Morin
		Name:	François Morin
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Waterloo House, Ground Floor

100 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda

archgroup.com

PRESS RELEASE

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Closes Acquisition of Watford Holdings Ltd.

Kelso & Company and Warburg Pincus Are Investment Partners in the Transaction.

Pembroke, Bermuda – July 2, 2021 - Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“Arch”)[NASDAQ: ACGL], along with investment partners Kelso & Company (Kelso) and Warburg Pincus, today announced the completion of the previously disclosed acquisition of Watford Holdings Ltd. (Watford). Watford and Arch originally announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement on Nov. 2, 2020, through an affiliated entity of which Arch owns approximately 40%, and funds managed by Kelso and Warburg Pincus each own approximately 30%.

“We are excited to complete this transaction, which will now allow our partners and Arch to move forward with the next chapter for Watford,” said Maamoun Rajeh, Chairman and CEO of Arch Worldwide Reinsurance Group. “We believe that the market conditions are ideal for us to develop the franchise and execute a strategy for Watford’s long-term success. I want to thank the teams on all sides for their dedication to successfully completing this transaction.”

About Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Arch Capital Group Ltd., a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $15.8 billion in capital at March 31, 2021, provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward−looking statements. This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries may include forward−looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this release are forward−looking statements.

Forward−looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward−looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or their negative or variations or similar terminology. Forward−looking statements involve our current assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. A non-exclusive list of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements includes the following: adverse general economic and market conditions; increased competition; pricing and policy term trends; fluctuations in the actions of rating agencies and the Company’s ability to maintain and improve its ratings; investment performance; the loss of key personnel; the adequacy of the Company’s loss reserves, severity and/or frequency of losses, greater than expected loss ratios and adverse development on claim and/or claim expense liabilities; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable natural and man-made catastrophic events, including pandemics such as COVID-19; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; changes in regulations and/or tax laws in the United States or elsewhere; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate, establish and maintain operating procedures as well as integrate the businesses

the Company has acquired or may acquire into the existing operations; changes in accounting principles or policies; material differences between actual and expected assessments for guaranty funds and mandatory pooling arrangements; availability and cost to the Company of reinsurance to manage the Company’s gross and net exposures; the failure of others to meet their obligations to the Company; changes in the method for determining the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the potential replacement of LIBOR and other factors identified in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere. All subsequent written and oral forward−looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward−looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Source: Arch Capital Group Ltd.

arch-corporate

Contact:

Greg Hare, 336-333-0416

Arch Capital Services LLC

ghare@archgroup.com

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