Allied World Assurance Form 4 Allied World Assurance / John Bender ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bender John

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE CO. HOLDINGS, AG

GUBELSTRASSE 24, PARK TOWER, 15TH FLOOR

(Street)

ZUG V8 6300

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG [ AWH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO, Allied World Re Mgt Co

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/06/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	07/06/2017		U(1)		135,753	D	(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$20.5	07/06/2017		D			16,170	(3)	02/22/2021	Common Shares	16,170	(4)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	07/06/2017		D			8,479	(5)	(5)	Common Shares	8,479	(5)	0	D
Performance-based Awards	(6)	07/06/2017		D			33,757	(6)	(6)	Common Shares	33,757	(6)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of in an exchange offer (the "Offer") by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a Canadian corporation ("Fairfax"), to acquire all of the outstanding common shares, par value CHF 4.10 per share, of the Issuer, pursuant to the terms, and subject to the conditions, of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2016, between Fairfax and the Issuer (the "Merger Agreement").

2. Each share of the Issuer was exchanged for (i) cash consideration of $23.00, (ii) a special cash dividend of $5.00 and (iii) 0.057937 of a share of subordinate voting stock at Fairfax (the "Merger Consideration").

3. These stock options vested in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on February 22, 2012.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding stock option was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess of the Merger Consideration (with the Merger Consideration being converted into cash as of the time of completion of the Offer) over the applicable exercise price of the option.

5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, outstanding Restricted Stock Units became fully vested in connection with the completion of the Offer and were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration (with the Merger Consideration being converted into cash as of the time of completion of the Offer).

6. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, outstanding performance-based awards became fully vested based on the target specified in the applicable performance-based award in connection with the completion of the Offer and were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration (with the Merger Consideration being converted into cash as of the time of completion of the Offer).

Remarks:

	/s/ Theodore Neos, by Power of Attorney	07/10/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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