The slide presentation will be referenced during investor/analyst
meetings during March 2017. A copy of the slide presentation is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information under this Item 7.01 and the Investor Presentation
attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be
furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The
furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to,
and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the
Company that the information in this report is material or
complete, or that investors should consider this information before
making an investment decision with respect to any security of the
Company.

On March 5, 2017, Maiden Holdings, Ltd. issued a press release
disclosing that he Company’s independent auditor has completed its
2016 year-end audit and that the Company will be filing its Annual
Report on Form 10-K electronically with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on Monday, March 6, 2017. The full text of the
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
information set forth in Exhibit 99.2, 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 filing.

A copy of the press release is hereby filed with the Commission and
incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.2.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any forward-looking statements made in the presentation in Exhibit
99.1 reflect our current views with respect to future events and
financial performance and are made to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual
results to differ materially from those set forth in these
statements. For example, our forward-looking statements could be
affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition;
the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; greater frequency
or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; negative rating
agency actions; the adequacy of our loss reserves; the Company or
its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in
the United States or elsewhere; changes in regulations or tax laws;
changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or
retrocessional coverage; adverse general economic conditions; and
judicial, legislative, political and other governmental
developments, as well as management’s response to these factors,
and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no
obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update
or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made from time
to time, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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.

EXHIBIT 99.2

PRESS RELEASE

Maiden Holdings Approved to File Annual Report on Form 10-K

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Maiden
Holdings, Ltd. (“Maiden” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:MHLD)
announced today that the Company’s independent auditor has
completed its 2016 year-end audit. Maiden will be filing its Annual
Report on Form 10-K electronically with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on Monday, March 6, 2017. The Company has
received an unqualified opinion from its independent auditor and
will be deemed to be a timely filer from its filing of Form 12b-25,
notwithstanding its submission of the Form 10-K after the initial
deadline.

About Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company formed in
2007. Through its subsidiaries, which are each A rated (excellent)
by A.M. Best, the Company is focused on providing non-catastrophic,
customized reinsurance products and services to small and mid-size
insurance companies in the United States and Europe. As of December
31, 2016, Maiden had $6.3 billion in assets and shareholders’
equity of $1.4 billion.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” which are made