Director Henry Blackburn Smith filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale of 4,893 common shares of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) on November 2, 2026, through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.

Key Highlights

  • Seller: Henry Blackburn Smith, identified as a Director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 4,893 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $519,367.49.
  • Shares outstanding: 71,737,936 common shares, according to the filing.
  • Broker: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
  • Acquisition history: 2,716 shares acquired via restricted stock vesting on January 15, 2013, and 2,177 shares acquired via restricted stock vesting on January 15, 2014, both from the issuer under a registered plan.
  • Prior sales: The filing reports nothing to report for securities sold in the past three months.

AXIS Capital Director Discloses Proposed Share Sale Under Rule 144

According to the Form 144 filed on November 2, 2026, Henry Blackburn Smith, a director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS), provided notice of a proposed sale of 4,893 common shares. The approximate date of sale listed in the filing is November 2, 2026. The aggregate market value of the shares proposed to be sold is stated as $519,367.49, and the total number of common shares outstanding is listed as 71,737,936.

The filing discloses that the shares to be sold were originally acquired through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan. Specifically, 2,716 shares vested on January 15, 2013, and 2,177 shares vested on January 15, 2014, both acquired from the issuer. No cash payment was associated with either acquisition, as the nature of payment is listed as "Not Applicable" for both tranches.

The filing indicates that no securities of AXIS Capital were sold by Smith in the three months prior to this notice. By signing the Form 144, Smith represented, as stated in the filing, that he "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed."

What Was Disclosed

Director Henry Blackburn Smith filed a Rule 144 notice proposing the sale of 4,893 AXIS Capital common shares with an aggregate market value of $519,367.49, originally acquired through restricted stock vesting in 2013 and 2014, with no sales reported in the prior three months.