DIRECTORS ANNUAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (the “Company”) has established the Directors Annual Compensation Program (the “Program”) to compensate the directors of the Company for their service to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and its committees. The Board, in consultation with the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) have determined the terms of the Program as set forth herein.
1.Eligibility. Any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be entitled to the compensation specified herein and shall be a “Participant” in the Program from and after January 1 of each year or, if later than January 1, the date on which such person becomes a member of the Board or is otherwise eligible to participate in the Program.
2.Compensation. Participants shall be entitled to the annual retainer amounts, as set forth on Attachment A,for: (i) board service plus, as applicable, service as Lead Independent Director and non-employee Chair of the Board (“Board Retainers”); and (ii) committee service plus additional service as committee chair, if applicable (“Committee Retainers”). The Board and Committee Retainers shall be paid in the manner as set forth in Attachment B.
3.Election of Common Shares in Lieu of Cash. Participants may elect to receive (i) 100% of their Board Retainers in AXIS common shares; and (ii) 100% of their Committee Retainers in AXIS common shares by notifying the Company of such election prior to January 1 of each year with such elections to apply to compensation earned through January of the following year.
4.Pro-Rated Payments. Members of the Board who become Participants after January 1 of any year shall receive pro-rated amount(s) based upon days of service during the calendar year. Payment of the Board and Committee Retainers will be pro-rated based on days of service during the calendar year using a 365 day daily rate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Participant who first becomes eligible to participate in the Program after January 1 of a calendar year shall receive any prorated Board Retainers and Committee Retainers for such calendar year solely in cash and shall not receive any equity award under the Program with respect to such calendar year.
5.Interpretation of Program. The Committee shall have the authority to administer and to interpret the Program. Any such determinations or interpretations made by the Committee shall be binding on all Participants.
6.Governing Law. The Program shall be governed by the laws of Bermuda.
7.Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Program shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect merger, consolidation, purchase of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or otherwise.
8.Amendment and Termination. This Program may be amended or terminated at any time by the Board; provided, that no amendment shall be given effect to the extent that it would have the effect of reducing a Participant’s existing awards under the Program.
ATTACHMENT A
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
(Effective as of January 1, 2027)
| Board Retainers | $Annual Retainer | ||||||||||
| Director | 265,000 | ||||||||||
| Lead Independent Director | 15,000 | ||||||||||
| Non-Employee (Non-Executive) Chair | 175,000 |
| Committee Retainers | $Annual Retainer | ||||||||||
| Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee | 10,000 | ||||||||||
| Finance Committee | 10,000 | ||||||||||
| Compensation Committee | 10,000 | ||||||||||
| Risk Committee | 10,000 | ||||||||||
| Audit Committee | 15,000 |
| Committee Chair Retainers | $Annual Retainer | ||||||||||
| Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| Finance Committee | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| Compensation Committee | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| Risk Committee | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| Audit Committee | 35,000 |
ATTACHMENT B
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
(Effective as of January 1, 2027)
| 1.Board Retainers(s) | ||||||||
| 1.Form of Payment | 1.Date of Payment | |||||||
| Equity1.(AXS Common Shares) | 1.Cash | |||||||
| 1.$160k to be paid in AXIS common shares | 1.AXIS common shares to be issued annually on the tenth trading day of January1 | N/A | ||||||
| 1.$105k to be paid in accordance with director’s election to receive cash/equity | 1.AXIS common shares to be issued annually on the tenth trading day of January1 | Cash to be paid semi-annually in arrears in two payments no later than the tenth business day of July and the following January | ||||||
| 1.Additional retainers for Lead Independent Chair and Non-Employee Chair, as applicable, to be paid in accordance with director’s election to receive cash/equity | 1.AXIS common shares to be issued annually on the tenth trading day of January1 | Cash to be paid semi-annually in arrears in two payments no later than the tenth business day of July and the following January |
| 1.Committee Retainer(s) | ||||||||
| 1.Form of Payment | 1.Date of Payment | |||||||
| Equity1.(AXS Common Shares) | 1.Cash | |||||||
| 1.Committee Retainer(s) to be paid in accordance with director’s election to receive cash/equity | AXIS common shares to be issued annually on the tenth trading day of January1 | Cash to be paid semi-annually in arrears in two payments no later than the tenth business day of July and the following January |
9.1Partial shares excluded.