8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 21, 2017
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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): December 21, 2017 | ||||||
ATHENE HOLDING LTD. | ||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||
Bermuda |
001-37963 |
98-0630022 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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incorporation or organization) |
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Identification Number) |
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96 Pitts Bay Road | ||||||
Pembroke, HM08, Bermuda | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | ||||||
(441) 279-8400 | ||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 21, 2017, Athene Holding Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has entered into an agreement with Voya Financial, Inc. to reinsure approximately $19 billion of fixed and fixed indexed annuity liabilities. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01.
The foregoing information, including the Exhibit referenced in this Item 7.01, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) |
Exhibits |
99.1 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
ATHENE HOLDING LTD. |
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Date: December 21, 2017 |
/s/ John L. Golden |
John L. Golden |
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Executive Vice President, Legal |
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