UNITED STATES

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): August 5, 2026

 

 

ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-37963		98-0630022
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

7700 Mills Civic Pkwy

West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

1 (515) 342-4678

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A		ATHPrA		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.625% Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B		ATHPrB		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 4.875% Fixed-Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D		ATHPrD		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 7.75% Fixed-Rate Reset Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E		ATHPrE		New York Stock Exchange
7.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2064		ATHS		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information disclosed under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02 is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by Athene Holding Ltd. (the “Company”) for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

The Company is providing certain preliminary financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and as of June 30, 2026 in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K which is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01. The preliminary financial information is not intended to be a comprehensive statement of the Company’s results for these periods and should not be viewed as a substitute for financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). These estimates are preliminary and remain subject to change and the completion of the Company’s financial closing procedures and the preparation of, and its auditor’s review of, its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Additional items that could require adjustments to the preliminary estimates may be identified during that process, and any such adjustments could be material. Neither Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, nor any other independent accountants have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the preliminary financial information included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the preliminary financial information included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following documents have been filed as exhibits to this report and are incorporated by reference herein as described above.

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

						ATHENE HOLDING LTD.
Date: August 5, 2026						/s/ Louis-Jacques Tanguy
						Louis-Jacques Tanguy
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer