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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC | a50137854ex99_1.htm |
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): January 18, 2012
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 |
80 Pine Street, New York, New York |
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10005 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200
None |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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:
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 18, 2012, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary estimate of the after-tax net catastrophe costs, net of the impact of reinstatement premiums and reinsurance, that it expects to report in its fourth quarter 2011 results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated
January 18, 2012.
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. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: |
January 18, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ STEVEN S. SKALICKY |
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Name: |
Steven S. Skalicky |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief |
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Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated January 18, 2012 |