acgl-20260602
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
June 2, 2026
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).
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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. o
ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 2, 2026, Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“ACGL” or the “Issuer”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to sell, and the underwriters named therein agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”) and (ii) $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% senior notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes” and, together with the 2036 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement and a prospectus supplement and is expected to close on June 9, 2026. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On June 2, 2026, ACGL issued a press release announcing it priced the underwritten public offering of the Notes. A copy of the 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 | |||||||
| 1.1 | ||||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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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: June 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ François Morin | |||||||||
| Name: | François Morin | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||||
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