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): April 12, 2021 (April 9, 2021)

Watford Holdings Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Bermuda	001-38788	98-1155442
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Waterloo House, 1st Floor

100 Pitts Bay Road,

Pembroke

HM 08,

Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices)


	(441)	278-3455
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 9, 2021 Watford Holdings Ltd. ("Watford") (NASDAQ: WTRE) issued a press release announcing that it had completed the purchase of Axeria IARD (“Axeria”), a property and casualty insurance company based in France. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d): The following exhibit is being filed herewith.

99.1 Press release dated April 9, 2021.


Exhibit Number						Description of Document
99.1						Press Release dated April 9 , 2021 announcing the c ompletion of the purchase of Axeria IARD by Watford Holdings Ltd.

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: April 12, 2021


			WATFORD HOLDINGS LTD.

By:			/s/ Jonathan D. Levy
			Name: Jonathan D. Levy Title: Chief Executive Officer

Watford Holdings Ltd. 8-K