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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): August 7, 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 August 7, 2011, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (“Transatlantic”) issued a press release regarding an acquisition proposal it received from National Indemnity Company, a member of the group of insurance companies of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated August 7, 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   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
 
Date: August 8, 2011

 


 

Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated August 7, 2011.