- Current report filing (8-K)
07 Novembre 2008 - 11:26PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
November 5, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Bermuda
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0-26456
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N/A
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, Hamilton HM 12,
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area
code:
(441) 278-9250
N/A
(Former name or former 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)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01
Other
Events
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Preferred Share Dividends
. On November 5, 2008, the Board of
Directors (the Board) of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) declared dividends
with respect to the outstanding (1) 8,000,000 shares of its 8.00%
Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series A, $0.01 per share (the Series A
Shares), with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, and (2) 5,000,000
shares of its 7.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series B, $0.01 per
share (the Series B Shares), with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per
share, as outlined below. All such
dividends will be payable out of lawfully available funds for the payment of
dividends under Bermuda law on February 15, 2009 to holders of record of
the Series A Shares and the Series B Shares, as applicable, as of February 1,
2009, unless determined otherwise by the Board or the Executive Committee of
the Board on or prior to the applicable effective date.
Series
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Effective Date
for Declaration
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Dividend Period
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Dividend Amount
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Rate Per Share
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Series A
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12/31/08
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11/15/08-12/31/08
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$
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2,044,444
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$
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0.2556
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2/14/09
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1/1/09-2/14/09
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1,955,556
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0.2444
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$
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4,000,000
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$
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0.50
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Series B
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12/31/08
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11/15/08-12/31/08
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$
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1,257,813
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$
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0.2516
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2/14/09
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1/1/09-2/14/09
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1,203,125
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0.2406
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$
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2,460,938
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$
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0.4922
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
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ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
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Date: November 7,
2008
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By
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/s/ Preston
Hutchings
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Name: Preston Hutchings
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Investment Officer
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