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) | June 26, 2008 |
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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| 95-2702776 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) |
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21255 Califa Street, Woodland Hills, CA |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 713-1000
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed, 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 provided Zenith Insurance Company the right to purchase from GRE Warner Califa LLC land and an office building in Woodland Hills, California adjacent to Registrant’s corporate offices for a purchase price of $12,500,000.
On June 26, 2008 the Agreement terminated pursuant to Section 8.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits
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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: June 26, 2008 | By: | /s/ Michael E. Jansen | ||
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| Name: | Michael E. Jansen | |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President | |
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| and General Counsel | |
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