UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  June 18, 2020 (June 12, 2020)
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Watford Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Bermuda
 
001-38788
 
98-1155442
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Waterloo House, 1st Floor
100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08
Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
+1 (441) 278-3455
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  x
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares
WTRE
Nasdaq Global Select Market
8½% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares
WTREP
Nasdaq Global Select Market
 



Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2020 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Watford Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on June 12, 2020. At the Annual General Meeting, the holders of 11,638,491 of the Company’s common shares, which represented approximately 59% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date of April 13, 2020, were represented in person or by proxy. Matters submitted to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

Item 1. The vote to elect three Class II directors to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) to serve for a term expiring in 2023. The voting results were as follows:

NOMINEE
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
Garth Lorimer Turner
 
7,220,121
 
 
2,615,751
 
1,802,619
Elizabeth Gile
 
7,220,121
 
 
2,615,751
 
1,802,619
Thomas Miller
 
7,175,350
 
 
2,660,522
 
1,802,619
Item 2. The vote to elect certain individuals as Designated Subsidiary Directors (as defined in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2020) of Watford Re Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as required by the Company’s bye-laws. The voting results were as follows:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAINED
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
8,777,649
 
972,368
 
85,855
 
1,802,619
Item 3. The vote to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditor to serve from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting to be held in 2021, and to authorize the Board of Directors, acting by the Company’s audit committee, to determine the independent auditor’s remuneration. The voting results were as follows:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAINED
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
11,547,567
 
83,515
 
7,409
 









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, thereunto duly authorized.
Watford Holdings Ltd.
By:
/s/ Jonathan D. Levy
Name: Jonathan D. Levy
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 18, 2020