UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): | February 16, 2011 |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-31341 | 98-0416483 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| The Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda | HM 08 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (441) 295-7195 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On February 16, 2011, each of H. Furlong Baldwin and Peter T. Pruitt notified Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") that he will retire from service as a director of the Company when his term expires at the 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on April 27, 2011, and thus he will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") on that date.
Messrs. Baldwin and Pruitt have served on the Company’s Board since 2002, and the Company is grateful for their years of dedicated service.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 16, 2011, the Company announced that it had increased the authorized amount under its existing share repurchase program to a total of up to $250.0 million of its common shares. This represents an increase of approximately $139.9 million from the approximately $110.1 million remaining under the previous share repurchase program announced on October 27, 2010. Repurchases under the program may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, from time to time, depending on market conditions.
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.
| Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. | ||||
| February 16, 2011 | By: | /s/ Michael E. Lombardozzi | ||
| Name: Michael E. Lombardozzi | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||