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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): February 22, 2012
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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
(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:
x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | 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 February 22, 2012, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (Transatlantic) and Alleghany Corporation (Alleghany) issued a joint press release announcing that Transatlantic stockholders that wish to make an election with respect to the consideration to be received in the proposed merger with Alleghany must deliver a properly completed election form to Computershare by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 1, 2012. Subject to regulatory and other customary closing conditions, Alleghany and Transatlantic expect to close the merger on March 6, 2012. A copy of the joint press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 22, 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. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Gary A. Schwartz | |||||
Gary A. Schwartz Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
Date: February 22, 2012 |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 22, 2012. |