As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2013
Registration No. 333-184851
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
under
the Securities Act of 1933
ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 98-0584464 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Alterra House
2 Front Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Alterra Capital Holdings Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan for U.S. and Non-U.S. Taxpayers
(Full title of the plan)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
13th Floor
New York, New York 10011
(212) 590-9200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ | |||
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (the “Company”) previously registered 500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-184851) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2012. The Shares were registered for issuance pursuant to the terms of the Alterra Capital Holdings Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan for U.S. and Non-U.S. Taxpayers.
On May 1, 2013, Markel Corporation (“Markel”) completed its acquisition of the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated December 18, 2012, among the Company and Markel and Commonwealth Merger Subsidiary Limited, a Bermuda exempted company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Markel (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub was merged into the Company (the “Merger”). The Company survived the Merger as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Markel. The Certificate of Merger issued by the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda became effective on May 1, 2013 (the “Merger Date”).
As a result of the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to its existing registration statements, including the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company hereby removes from registration the Shares registered but unsold under the Registration Statement as of the Merger Date.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda, on the 9th day of May, 2013.
| ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph W. Roberts | |
| Name: | Joseph W. Roberts | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
