UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 3, 2012
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 001-31909 | Not Applicable | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
141 Front Street
Hamilton HM 19
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-8201
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 3, 2012, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated 7.250% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, par value $0.15144558 per share and a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (representing $150,000,000 in aggregate liquidation preference). The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-171167) (the “Registration Statement”) and is expected to close on April 11, 2012.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report and are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement:
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated April 3, 2012, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. |
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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.
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Dated: April 10, 2012 | ||||
By: | /s/ Julian Cusack | |||
Name: | Julian Cusack | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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