Attached files
file | filename |
---|---|
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC | y93648exv99w1.htm |
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 28, 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) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200
NONE
(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:
þ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 28, 2011, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (the Company) disseminated a presentation
regarding its proposed business combination transaction with Alleghany
Corporation. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also on November 28, 2011, the Company filed Amendment No. 21 (Amendment 21) to the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 originally filed by the Company on July 28,
2011. A copy of Amendment 21 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
|
Presentation of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated November 2011. | |
99.2
|
Amendment 21 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on November 28, 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: November 28, 2011
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
|
Presentation of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated November 2011. | |
99.2
|
Amendment 21 to Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (incorporated by reference from the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. on November 28, 2011). |