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): August 5, 2025

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-42111	87-1433334
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	452 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10018
	(Address of principal executive offices)
	(212) 970-0269
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BOW	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company T

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 5, 2025, Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 5, 2025, the Company made available to investors a supplemental presentation containing the Company's results for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. The supplemental report is also available on the Investors section of the Company's website, free of charge, at https://ir.bowheadspecialty.com.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release of the Company, dated August 5, 2025
99.2						Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Investor Presentation for the period ended June 30 , 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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: August 5, 2025



			By:			/s/ Brad Mulcahey
			Name:			Brad Mulcahey
			Title:			Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 8-K