---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001214816-26-000174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXS"
cik: "0001214816"
company_name: "AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD"
filed_at: "2026-05-18T20:27:02+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:03:06.975707+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AXIS Capital shareholders elect directors, approve executive compensation, ratify auditor at AGM

## Summary
- All three Class II director nominees (Becker, Millegan, Zlatkus) re-elected with over 90% of votes cast in favor.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with ~96.6% of votes cast in favor.
- Ratification of Deloitte as independent auditor for FY2026 approved with ~97.9% of votes cast.
- Broker non-votes of about 5.07M shares on director and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001214816-26-000174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXS
- cik: 0001214816
- company_name: AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T20:27:02+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000174/0001214816-26-000174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000174/axs-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors named below to serve until the 2029 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal No. 1: The election of the Class II Directors named below to serve until the 2029 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. There was no solicitation in opposition to either of the nominees listed in the proxy statement and all of the nominees were elected. Director Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes W. Marston Becker 56,706,463 6,127,270 19,609 5,069,503 Michael Millegan 58,859,830 3,974,529 18,982 5,069,503 Lizabeth Zlatkus 58,913,959 3,910,818 28,565 5,069,503
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000174/0001214816-26-000174-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD shareholders approved Shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda to act as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the fees for the in at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal No. 3: The shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda to act as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the fees for the independent registered public accounting firm as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 64,530,374 3,373,816 18,654 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000174/0001214816-26-000174-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD shareholders approved Shareholders approved, in a non-binding vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal No. 2: The shareholders approved, in a non-binding vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 60,651,433 2,147,422 54,487 5,069,503
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000174/0001214816-26-000174-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.