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) May 28, 2008
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 1-9627 | | 95-2702776 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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21255 Califa Street, Woodland Hills, CA | | 91367-5021 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 713-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 28, 2008, Zenith Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zenith National Insurance Corp., the Registrant, entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions with GRE Warner Califa LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Agreement”).
The Agreement provides for the purchase by Zenith Insurance Company from GRE Warner Califa LLC of land and an office building in Woodland Hills, California adjacent to Registrant’s corporate offices for a purchase price of $12,500,000.
Closing is scheduled for July 8, 2008 and is subject to conditions typical in real estate transactions of this nature.
A copy of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this current report:
Number | | Exhibit |
10.1 | | Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions dated May 28, 2008 by and between GRE Warner Califa LLC and Zenith Insurance Company |
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.
| ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP. |
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Dated: May 30, 2008 | By: | /s/ Michael E. Jansen |
| Name: | Michael E. Jansen |
| Title: | Executive Vice President |
| | and General Counsel |
Index to Exhibits
Number | | Exhibit |
10.1 | | Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions dated May 28, 2008 by and between GRE Warner Califa LLC and Zenith Insurance Company |
