UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 21, 2011
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-10545   13-3355897
(State or Other   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of       Identification Number)
Incorporation)        
     
80 Pine Street, New York, New York   10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200
NONE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
     On October 21, 2011, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Amendment No. 14 (“Amendment 14”) to the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 originally filed by the Company on July 28, 2011. A copy of Amendment 14 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Amendment 14 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on October 21, 2011).

 


 

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.
         
  TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ Gary A. Schwartz    
    Gary A. Schwartz   
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel   
 
Date: October 21, 2011

 


 

Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Amendment 14 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on October 21, 2011).