As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2012
Registration No. 333-50298
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
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 13-3355897 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
80 Pine Street
New York, New York 10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
2000 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Gary A. Schwartz
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
80 Pine Street
New York, New York 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 365-2200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David E. Shapiro, Esq.
Alison M. Zieske, Esq.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 403-1000
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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ | |||
EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is an amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-50298) (the “Registration Statement”) of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant”) originally filed on November 20, 2000, pertaining to the Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan. As previously reported on the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 6, 2012, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 20, 2011, by and among the Registrant, Alleghany Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Alleghany”), Shoreline Merger Sub, Inc. (formerly, Shoreline Merger Sub, LLC), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany (“Merger Sub”), the Registrant merged with and into Merger Sub on March 6, 2012 (the “Merger”), with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity and as the successor in interest to the Registrant. In connection with the Merger, the Registrant has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to its existing registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including the Registration Statement. Accordingly, and in accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in the Registration Statement, Registrant hereby removes from registration any and all of its securities originally reserved for issuance under the plan listed above and registered under the Registration Statement which were unsold at the effective time of the Merger.
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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of New York, state of New York, on this 7th day of March, 2012.
| TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary A. Schwartz | |
| Gary A. Schwartz | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Michael C. Sapnar | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Michael C. Sapnar | ||||
/s/ Steven S. Skalicky | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Steven S. Skalicky | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ Joseph P. Brandon | Chairman | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Joseph P. Brandon | ||||
/s/ Roger B. Gorham | Director | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Roger B. Gorham | ||||
/s/ Weston M. Hicks | Director | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Weston M. Hicks | ||||
/s/ Robert F. Orlich | Director | March 7, 2012 | ||
| Robert F. Orlich | ||||