Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL-PE) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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): August 13, 2018

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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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 13, 2018, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen” or the “Company”) granted Scott Kirk, the Group Chief Financial Officer, with a retention award in the amount of $2 million (the “Retention Award”). The Retention Award will be paid to Mr. Kirk on January 1, 2020 subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Retention Letter between Mr. Kirk and the Company, dated August 13, 2018 (the “Retention Letter”).

The description of the Retention Award contained in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Retention Letter which is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Unless otherwise specified above, the following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

10.1 Retention Letter between Scott Kirk and Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, dated August 13, 2018.

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: August 14, 2018	By:	/s/ Scott Kirk
	Name:	Scott Kirk
	Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer