SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 26, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 1-31599 | 98-0392908 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441) 278-0400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(d) On November 20, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) voted unanimously to appoint Philip M. Butterfield as a director of the Company, effective immediately, to serve until the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Company’s shareholders or until his earlier resignation or removal. This appointment fills a casual vacancy on the Board. The Board has not yet determined on which of its committees Mr. Butterfield will serve.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 26, 2014
| By: | /s/ John V. Del Col | |
| Name: | John V. Del Col | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Secretary |