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~~date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~February 1227, ~~2025~~2026

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ACCELERANT HOLDINGS

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in its ~~Charter~~charter)

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Cayman Islands(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	001-42765(Commission File Number)	98-1753044(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Cayman Islands(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-42765(Commission File Number)	98-1753044(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Accelerant Holdingsc/o Accelerant Re (Cayman) Ltd.Unit 106, Windward 3, Regatta Office Park,West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108
1 (345) 743-4611
(345) 743-4611
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Not Applicable

(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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common shares,$0.0000011951862 par value per share

ARX

New York Stock Exchange

Class A common stock,$0.0000011951862 par value per share

ARX

New York Stock Exchange

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 ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Item 2 8.0201. ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events

~~On November 12, 2025,~~ Accelerant Holdings (the “Company,”) ~~“we,”~~currently orplans to hold its 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “~~our~~2026 Annual General Meeting”) ~~issued~~on aMay ~~press~~12, ~~release~~2026. ~~relating~~The Company intends to ~~our~~set ~~earnings~~the record date for determining the ~~third~~shareholders ~~quarter~~of ~~ended~~record ~~September 30~~who will be entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual General Meeting as the close of business on March 13, ~~2025~~2026 (the “~~Earnings~~Record ~~Release~~Date”). WeAdditional ~~have~~details ~~attached~~regarding athe ~~copy~~2026 ofAnnual General Meeting, including the ~~Earnings~~time ~~Release~~and location, will be as ~~Exhibit~~set 99forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2026 Annual General Meeting to be filed with the U.1S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

~~Item 7~~Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles of Association”), the Company is hereby providing notice of the submission deadlines for shareholder proposals on all non-director nomination matters (“non-director nomination shareholder proposals” and each, a “non-director nomination shareholder proposal”) and for the nomination for election of directors (“director nomination shareholder proposals” and each, a “director nomination shareholder proposal”) to the Company’s board of directors in accordance with Articles 21.014(c) and 21.4(e)-(f), ~~Regular~~respectively, FDof ~~Disclosure~~the Articles of Association and with Rules 14a-8 and 14a-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company is posting an earnings presentation~~ to ~~its~~Article ~~website at https://investor~~21.~~accelerant.ai/.~~4(e) ~~A copy~~ of the ~~earnings~~Articles ~~presentation~~of isAssociation, ~~being~~shareholders ~~furnished~~are ~~herewith~~entitled asto ~~Exhibit~~present ~~99.2.~~a ~~The~~director ~~Company~~nomination ~~will~~shareholder ~~use~~proposal ~~the~~if ~~earnings~~such ~~presentation~~shareholder ~~during~~owns ~~its~~more ~~earnings~~than ~~conference~~5% ~~call~~of ~~tomorrow,~~the ~~November~~Company’s ~~13,~~total atoutstanding ~~8:00~~common ~~a.m.~~shares ~~Eastern~~on ~~Time~~both ~~and~~the ~~also~~Record ~~may~~Date ~~use~~and the ~~earnings~~date ~~presentation~~on ~~from~~which ~~time~~notice toof ~~time~~the indirector ~~conversations~~nomination ~~with~~is ~~analysts, investors and others~~delivered.

~~The~~A ~~information~~shareholder ~~furnished~~intending ~~under~~to ~~Items~~present ~~2.02~~a ~~and~~non-director ~~7.01,~~nomination ~~including~~shareholder ~~Exhibit~~proposal ~~99.1~~or ~~and~~a ~~Exhibit~~director ~~99.2~~nomination ~~attached~~shareholder ~~hereto~~proposal, ~~shall~~to ~~not~~ be ~~deemed~~included ~~“filed”~~in the proxy statement for ~~purposes~~the of2026 ~~Section~~Annual 18General ofMeeting ~~the~~pursuant ~~Securities~~to ~~Exchange~~Rule ~~Act~~14a-8 ofor ~~1934,~~a asnon-director ~~amended~~nomination (shareholder proposal or a director nomination shareholder proposal that any shareholder intends to present at the ~~“Exchange~~2026 ~~Act”)~~Annual ~~nor~~General ~~shall~~Meeting itbut benot ~~deemed~~seek ~~incorporated~~to byhave ~~reference~~included in the proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8, must deliver any ~~filing~~such ~~under~~proposal in writing to the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Act~~Secretary at its principal executive offices at Unit 106, Windward 3, Regatta Office Park, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108 or email at legalnotices@accelins.com, no later than the close of ~~1933~~business on March 9, as2026, ~~amended~~the tenth calendar day following the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, ~~except~~which asthe ~~shall~~Company believes to be ~~expressly~~a ~~set~~reasonable ~~forth~~deadline byunder ~~specific~~the ~~reference~~applicable torules ~~such~~of ~~filing~~the Exchange Act.

~~Item~~In 9addition to complying with such deadline, non-director nomination shareholder proposals and director nomination shareholder proposals intended to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2026 Annual General Meeting must also comply with Cayman Islands law, the Articles of Association, as well as all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act.~~01.~~ ~~Financial~~Any ~~Statements~~non-director nomination shareholder proposal or director nomination shareholder proposal received after such deadline will be considered untimely and ~~Exhibits~~will not be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for the 2026 Annual General Meeting nor will it be considered at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of the date of the 2026 Annual General Meeting will not commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for submitting a non-director nomination shareholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Earnings release issued by the Company on November 12, 2025
99.2						Earnings presentation issued by the Company on November 12, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

In addition, to comply with the universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act by March 13, 2026, or 60 calendar days before the date of the 2026 Annual General Meeting.

~~Signature~~Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Exhibit No.						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~Dated: November 12, 2025~~SIGNATURE

~~ACCELERANT~~Pursuant ~~HOLDINGS~~to ~~By:~~the ~~/s/~~requirements ~~Nancy~~of ~~Hasley~~the ~~Nancy~~Securities ~~Hasley~~Exchange ~~Group~~Act ~~General~~of ~~Counsel~~1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 27, 2026


ACCELERANT HOLDINGS

By:			/s/ Nancy Hasley
Name:			Nancy Hasley
Title:			Group General Counsel

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