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    CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260430
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
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    DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260505

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    	COMPANY DATA:
    		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.
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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
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    		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
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    		FILM NUMBER:		26940356

    	BUSINESS ADDRESS:
    		STREET 1:		452 5TH AVENUE
    		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
    		CITY:			NEW YORK
    		STATE:			NY
    		ZIP:			10018
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    		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
    		CITY:			NEW YORK
    		STATE:			NY
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    		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Bowhead Holdings Inc.
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