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): August 3, 1998 MID OCEAN LIMITED ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Cayman Islands 1-14336 Not Applicable - ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Richmond House, 12 Par la Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda HM 08 - -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (441) 292-1358 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 3, 1998, EXEL Limited ("EXEL") and Mid Ocean Limited ("Mid Ocean") issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 announcing that shareholders of EXEL and Mid Ocean approved the merger of EXEL and Mid Ocean at separate shareholders' meetings held on August 3, 1998. In the same press release, EXEL and Mid Ocean also announced that the cash election period in connection with the merger expired on August 1, 1998, and that the cash portion of the merger consideration was fully subscribed. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit Description - ------- ------------ 99.1 Text of press release, dated August 3, 1998, issued by EXEL Limited and Mid Ocean Limited 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. Dated: August 6, 1998 MID OCEAN LIMITED By:/s/Michael A. Butt ------------------------------------ Michael A. Butt Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Text of press release, dated August 3, 1998, issued by EXEL Limited and Mid Ocean Limited