Press Release

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. Announces Quarterly Dividend
May 4, 2010

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq:MHLD) today announced that the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.065 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2010.

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.

CONTACT:  Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Investor Relations
Ellen Taylor
Hilly Gross
212.220.7120
irelations@maidenre.com

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