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style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:21.783%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 8.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other Events.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On April&#160;9, 2021 Watford Holdings Ltd. ("Watford") (NASDAQ: WTRE) issued a press release announcing that it had completed the purchase of Axeria IARD (&#8220;Axeria&#8221;), a property and casualty insurance company based in France. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d): The following exhibit is being filed herewith.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press release dated April&#160;9, 2021.</span></div><div><table 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">Press Release dated </a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">April 9</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">, 2021</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm"> announcing the </a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">c</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">ompletion of the purchase of Axeria IARD by </a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991pressreleaseapril9.htm">Watford Holdings Ltd.</a></span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated:  April&#160;12, 2021</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:60.818%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.275%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:89.525%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">WATFORD HOLDINGS LTD.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Jonathan D. Levy</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name: Jonathan D. Levy <br/>Title:    Chief Executive Officer</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</span></div></div></div></body></html>
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wtre-20210409
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 12, 2021 (
April 9, 2021
)
Watford Holdings Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda
001-38788
98-1155442
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Waterloo House, 1
st
Floor
100 Pitts Bay Road,
Pembroke
HM 08,
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(441)
278-3455
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-(4)(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
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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.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares
WTRE
Nasdaq Global Select Market
8½% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares
WTREP
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Item 8.01        Other Events.
On April 9, 2021 Watford Holdings Ltd. ("Watford") (NASDAQ: WTRE) issued a press release announcing that it had completed the purchase of Axeria IARD ("Axeria"), a property and casualty insurance company based in France. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d): The following exhibit is being filed herewith.
99.1        Press release dated April 9, 2021.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
99.1
Press Release dated
April 9
, 2021
announcing the
c
ompletion of the purchase of Axeria IARD by
Watford Holdings Ltd.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:  April 12, 2021
WATFORD HOLDINGS LTD.
By:
/s/ Jonathan D. Levy
Name: Jonathan D. Levy
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
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