AXIS Specialty Finance PLC, is a public company limited by shares which was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 3 January 2014 with registration number 08831330. The principal executive office of the Applicant is 4th Floor, Plantation Place South, 60 Great Tower Street, London, England EC3R 5AZ.

The Guarantor is known as AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated on 9 December 2002 under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC 33024. Its registered office is Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda. The common shares of the Guarantor are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC USD$15,000,000 Fixed Rate (LIBOR Plus 1.50%) Unsecured Loan Notes Due April 18, 2022; pursuant to its listed Program.        (Tranche 8)