Press Release

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 25, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq:MHLD) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2009.

About Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. is a Bermuda holding company formed in 2007 to offer customized reinsurance products and services to regional and specialty insurance companies in the United States and Europe.

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SOURCE: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
          Devora M. Goldenberg
          441.292.7090
          irelations@maiden.bm

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