UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 14, 2011
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Delaware | 1-10545 | 13-3355897 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
80 Pine Street, New York, New York | 10005 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200
NONE |
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 14, 2011, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (the Company) filed Amendment No. 13
(Amendment 13) to the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 originally filed by
the Company on July 28, 2011. A copy of Amendment 13 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 13 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
(incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on October 14, 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) |
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By: | /s/ Gary A. Schwartz | |||
Gary A. Schwartz | ||||
Date: October 14, 2011 | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
99.1 | Amendment 13 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
(incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on October 14, 2011). |