AXIS Capital Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--()--AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE:AXS) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per common share. The common dividend will be payable on October 17, 2016 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on October 3, 2016.

In addition, the Board declared a dividend of $0.429688 per Series C 6.875% Preferred Share and a dividend of $0.34375 per Series D 5.5% Preferred Share. The Series C Preferred Share dividend is payable on October 17, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 3, 2016. The Series D Preferred Share dividend is payable on December 1, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2016.

About AXIS Capital

AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2016 of $6.0 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Middle East, Canada and Latin America. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A+” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s and “A+” (“Superior”) by A.M. Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com. Please be sure to follow AXIS Capital on LinkedIn.

Contacts

Investors
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
Linda Ventresca, 441-405-2727
info@axiscapital.com
or
Media
Kekst
Michael Herley, 212-521-4897
michael.herley@kekst.com

Contacts

Investors
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
Linda Ventresca, 441-405-2727
info@axiscapital.com
or
Media
Kekst
Michael Herley, 212-521-4897
michael.herley@kekst.com