UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No.1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 7, 2013 (November 6, 2013)
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-34042 (Commission File Number) | 98-0570192 (IRS Employer 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:
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A amends Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed on November 6, 2013 (the "Original Filing"). The Company is refiling Item 8.01 Other Events of the Original Filing to correct the information relating to the quarterly dividend amount and the date payable on the common shares. The quarterly dividend per share is amended from $0.09 to $0.11 and the date payable is amended from January 15, 2013 to January 15, 2014.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 6, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the following quarterly dividends:
Dividend per Share | Payable on: | Record date: | ||||||
Common shares | $ | 0.11 | January 15, 2014 | January 2, 2014 | ||||
Preference shares - Series A | $ | 0.515625 | December 16, 2013 | December 1, 2013 | ||||
Preference shares - Series B | $ | 0.7451389 | December 16, 2013 | December 1, 2013 | ||||
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: November 7, 2013 | MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. | |
By: | /s/ Lawrence F. Metz | |
Lawrence F. Metz | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||