UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): June 2, 2008
VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-33606 | 98-0501001 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
19 Par-La-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 278-9000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Validus Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) is furnishing information regarding the finance expenses of its Talbot segment in order to facilitate more detailed analysis of the expense of the Talbot third party Funds at Lloyd’s (or “FAL”) facility. Talbot Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, is the Bermuda parent of the specialty insurance group operating primarily within the Lloyd’s insurance market through Syndicate 1183. The information being furnished is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Information regarding the Funds at Lloyd’s finance expenses of the Company’s Talbot segment |
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: June 2, 2008
| VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD. (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino | |||||
| Name: Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||