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) July 27, 2004
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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21255 Califa Street, Woodland Hills, CA |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 713-1000 |
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Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
On July 27, 2004, Zenith National Insurance Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, with TIG Insurance Company, Clearwater Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, The North River Insurance Company (together, the “Selling Stockholders”), and Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Dowling & Partners Securities, L.L.C., and Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto, relating to the sale by the Selling Stockholders of 3,100,000 shares of common stock of the Company. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
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| Underwriting Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, between Zenith National Insurance Corp., TIG Insurance Company, Clearwater Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, The North River Insurance Company, and Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Dowling & Partners Securities, L.L.C., and Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: July 27, 2004 | By: | /s/ William J. Owen |
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| Name: | William J. Owen | |
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| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
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Index to Exhibits
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| Underwriting Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, between Zenith National Insurance Corp., TIG Insurance Company, Clearwater Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, The North River Insurance Company, and Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Dowling & Partners Securities, L.L.C., and Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto. |
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