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):  October 29, 2007

 

 

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

Bermuda

 

001-31721

 

98-0395986

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

 

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

92 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(441) 405-2600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

o

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

 

o

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

o

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e(4)(c))

 

 


 

Item 2.02                                   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On October 29, 2007, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its third quarter 2007 results and the availability of its third quarter financial supplement. The press release and the financial supplement are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.

 

Item 9.01                                   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1                 Press release dated October 29, 2007.

99.2                 Third Quarter 2007 Financial Supplement.

 

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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.

 

Dated: October 29, 2007

 

 

 

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard T. Gieryn, Jr.

 

 

Richard T. Gieryn, Jr.

 

 

General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description of Document

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated October 29, 2007.

99.2

 

Third Quarter 2007 Financial Supplement.

 

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