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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): March 28, 2019
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-38469 | 90-0226248 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | Identification No.) |
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1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York | 10104 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 554-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
As previously disclosed by AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), on March 25, 2019, AXA S.A. (“AXA”) completed a secondary public offering of the Company’s common stock. Following this offering, AXA no longer directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 50% of the voting capital stock of the Company (the “Change in Control”). In connection with the Change in Control, on March 28, 2019, the Company received a termination notice from AXA exercising AXA’s right to terminate the Trademark License Agreement, dated May 4, 2018, between the Company and AXA (the “Trademark License Agreement”). Under the Trademark License Agreement, AXA granted the Company, subject to certain limitations, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable license to use certain trademarks (the “Licensed Marks”), including the name “AXA” and domain names, in its retirement and protection business (as the Company and its subsidiaries had conducted such business prior to the effective date of the Trademark License Agreement) in the United States and Canada. Following the termination of the Trademark License Agreement, the Company may continue to use the Licensed Marks for a transition period of 18 months (which period is subject to an extension, capped at a total of 36 months (an extension of such cap may be requested by the Company), for any Licensed Mark for which it cannot obtain government approvals), provided that the Company is required to use its reasonable best efforts to transition to other trademarks.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | | AXA EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Date: March 29, 2019 | | | By: | /s/ Ralph Petruzzo |
| | | Name: | Ralph Petruzzo |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Associate General Counsel |
