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): May 15, 2012

 

MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda   001-34042   98-0570192
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Number)   Identification No.)

 

131 Front Street, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(441) 298-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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)

 

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

 

 
 

 

Item 7.01          Regulation FD Disclosure.

  

Arturo M. Raschbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”), and John M. Marshaleck, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will be meeting with investors at the 2012 Goldman Sachs Insurance Symposium in New York, New York on May 15, 2012, and presenting at the 11th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2012, in each case utilizing a slide presentation.  The slide presentation will also be referenced at additional investor/analyst meetings to be held in May and June 2012. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

  

The information under this Item 7.01 and the Investor Presentation attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Any forward-looking statements made in the presentation in Exhibit 99.1 reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking statements could be affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; negative rating agency actions; the adequacy of our loss reserves; the Company or its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere; changes in regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage; adverse general economic conditions; and judicial, legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well as management’s response to these factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

 Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
No.   Description
     
99.1   Slides from presentation by management.

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

Date:  May 15, 2012 MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Lawrence F. Metz
    Lawrence F. Metz
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  

 

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