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 30, 2007
Max Capital Group Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda | 000-33047 | Not Applicable | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Max House, 2 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda | HM 11 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (441) 295-8800
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On July 30, 2007, the Registrant issued a news release announcing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 30, 2007, the Registrant issued a news release announcing the declaration by the Board of Directors of a dividend of $0.09 per share and the approval by the Board of Directors of an increase in the Registrant’s share repurchase plan, increasing the dollar value of shares that may be repurchased to $100.0 million from the $30.0 million remaining under the previous share repurchase authorization. The news release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c)Exhibits
99.1 | News Release of Max Capital Group Ltd., dated July 30, 2007. | |
99.2 | News Release of Max Capital Group Ltd., dated July 30, 2007. |
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.
Date: August 2, 2007 | Max Capital Group Ltd.
(Registrant) | |||||||
/s/ Joseph W. Roberts | ||||||||
Name: | Joseph W. Roberts | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | News Release of Max Capital Group Ltd., dated July 30, 2007. | |
99.2 | News Release of Max Capital Group Ltd., dated July 30, 2007. |