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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ic3dd8fab85264c53894ae94c16bc974b_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Current Report</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#58; October 29, 2020 (October 28, 2020) </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><img alt="watfordmedresa241a.jpg" src="watfordmedresa241a.jpg" style="height:77px;width:226px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Watford Holdings Ltd.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.135%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.282%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.283%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Bermuda</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(State or other jurisdiction <br>of incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">001-38788</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Commission File No.)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">98-1155442</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Waterloo House, 1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:4.55pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-2.44pt;vertical-align:baseline">st </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Floor</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(441) 278-3455</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">N&#47;A</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Former name or former address, if changed since last 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13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-(4)(c))</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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 &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company &#9746;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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. &#9746;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:98.099%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:39.436%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.545%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.297%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.545%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.477%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol(s)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which registered</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">WTRE</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Nasdaq Global Select Market</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8&#189;% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td 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style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;On October 29, 2020, Watford Holdings Ltd. (&#8220;the Company&#8221;) issued a press release reporting its earnings for the quarter ended September&#160;30, 2020. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed &#34;filed&#34; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#34;Exchange Act&#34;), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers&#59; Election of Directors&#59; Appointment of Certain Officers&#59; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">On October 28, 2020, John Rathgeber, who is a director on the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of the Company, notified the Board in writing of his resignation with immediate effect. Mr. Rathgeber, as previously announced, had retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on March 31, 2020 and his resignation from the Board was for personal reasons and not the result of any disputes or disagreements with the Company. The Company appreciates Mr. Rathgeber's many contributions and dedicated service to the Company over the past six years, both as a director and as the Company's former Chief Executive Officer.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font 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</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)&#58; The following exhibit is being filed herewith.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font 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 October 29, 2020.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.952%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.117%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:89.531%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit<br>Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description of Document</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.1</font></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><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="q32020earningsrelease.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Press Release dated October 29, 2020 announcing the earnings of Watford Holdings Ltd. for the quarter ended September 30, 2020</a></font></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"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font 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. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; 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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): October 29, 2020 (October 28, 2020)
Watford Holdings Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
001-38788
(Commission File No.)
98-1155442
(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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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 2.02        Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 29, 2020, Watford Holdings Ltd. ("the Company") issued a press release reporting its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 28, 2020, John Rathgeber, who is a director on the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company, notified the Board in writing of his resignation with immediate effect. Mr. Rathgeber, as previously announced, had retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on March 31, 2020 and his resignation from the Board was for personal reasons and not the result of any disputes or disagreements with the Company. The Company appreciates Mr. Rathgeber's many contributions and dedicated service to the Company over the past six years, both as a director and as the Company's former Chief Executive Officer.
Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d): The following exhibit is being filed herewith.
99.1        Press release dated October 29, 2020.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
99.1
Press Release dated October 29, 2020 announcing the earnings of Watford Holdings Ltd. for the quarter ended September 30, 2020
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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: October 29, 2020
WATFORD HOLDINGS LTD.
By:
/s/ Robert L. Hawley
Robert L. Hawley, Chief Financial Officer
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