acgl-20250226

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

February 26, 2025

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)

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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 5.45% 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.

Preferred Share Dividends. On February 26, 2025, the Board of Directors (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 March 31, 2025 to holders of record of the Series F Shares, as of March 15, 2025, 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

3/31/25

12/31/24-3/30/25

$4,496,250

$0.340625

In addition, on February 26, 2025, the Board of ACGL declared dividends with respect to the outstanding 20,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 4.55% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series G, $0.01 per share (“Series G 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 March 31, 2025 to holders of record of the Series F Shares, as of March 15, 2025, 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 G

3/31/25

12/31/24-3/30/25

$5,687,500

$0.284375

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: February 27, 2025	By:	/s/ François Morin
		Name:	François Morin
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Arch Capital Group Ltd. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events