UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 27, 2006 TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 1-10545 13-3355897 (State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Identification Incorporation) Number) 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-2000 NONE ------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Page 2 Section 2 Financial Information Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 27, 2006, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.02. The text of the press release is being furnished and is not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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. TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. (Registrant) Date: April 27, 2006 By /s/ STEVEN S. SKALICKY ---------------------- Name: Steven S. Skalicky Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Page 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated April 27, 2006