<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001267395-18-000032.txt : 20180319
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001267395-18-000032
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180315
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180319
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180319

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001267395
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31909
		FILM NUMBER:		18698216

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		141 FRONT STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 19
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1 441 295 8201

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		141 FRONT STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 19
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Christopher O&#8217;Kane and Scott Kirk in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason, in each case prior to or within two years following a change of control of the Company, to bring them in line with the median severance multiple for their respective roles. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In particular, the Change of Control Employment Agreement for Mr. O&#8217;Kane has been amended to increase the cash severance payable to him in connection with such a qualifying termination from </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">two</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;times the sum of (i) his highest salary and (ii) his average bonus actually earned during the three years immediately prior to the year of termination to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">three</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;times such sum. 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style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">10.1 </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="exhibit101addendumtocic_ch.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Addendum to a Change of Control Employment Agreement, dated March 15, 2018, between Charles Christopher O&#8217;Kane, Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited and the Company. </font></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">10.2 </font></div></td><td 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<div><a name="s3BB4EFFB8C7FD46C01763E282A94854E"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">ADDENDUM TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">THIS ADDENDUM TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this &#8220;Addendum&#8221;) is executed as of March 15, 2018 by and among Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (&#8220;Holdings&#8221;), Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited, an England corporation (&#8220;AUKSL&#8221;) and Charles Christopher O&#8217;Kane (the &#8220;Executive&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS Holdings, AUKSL and the Executive entered into a Change in Control Agreement dated February 23, 2015 (the &#8220;Change in Control Agreement&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; 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<div><a name="sDFC13D8F279CD38B4F863E2EE1B8BED7"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.2</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">ADDENDUM TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:180%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">THIS ADDENDUM TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this &#8220;Addendum&#8221;) is executed as of March 15, 2018 by and among Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a Bermuda corporation (&#8220;Holdings&#8221;), Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited, an England corporation (&#8220;AUKSL&#8221;) and Scott Kirk (the &#8220;Executive&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS Holdings, AUKSL and the Executive entered into a Change in Control Agreement dated February 23, 2015 (the &#8220;Change in Control Agreement&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:128%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:128%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Defined terms in this Addendum which are not otherwise defined shall carry the meanings attributed to them in the Change in Control Agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:128%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:128%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Clause 6(a)(i)(B) of the Change in Control Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:128%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:93px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:46px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;(B)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:1.3333333333333333px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;text-indent:-1.3333333333333333px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The amount equal to the product of (1) two and (2) the sum of (x) the Executive&#8217;s Annual Base Salary and (y) the Recent Average Bonus&#8221;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:128%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:128%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">All other provisions of the Change in Control Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:128%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:128%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This Addendum shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England &amp; Wales.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Addendum as of the day and year first written above. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:100%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:264px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:672px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By: /s/ Michael Cain</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;text-indent:720px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Name: Michael Cain</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;text-indent:720px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Title: Group General Counsel</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:601px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">ASPEN INSURANCE UK SERVICES LIMITED</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:100%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:300px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By: /s/Michael Cain</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;text-indent:720px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Name: Michael Cain</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;text-indent:720px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Title: Director</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:601px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:601px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">SCOTT KIRK</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;text-indent:601px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Scott Kirk </font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:720px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Scott Kirk</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:768px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div>	</body>
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