MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. (NASDAQ:MHLD) Files An 8-K Other Events

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MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. (NASDAQ:MHLD) Files An 8-K Other Events

Item 8.01

Other Events.
On March 1, 2017, Maiden Holdings, Ltd. issued a press release
disclosing that it has delayed the filing of its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The full text of
the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 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 99.1, 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 filing.
A copy of the press release is hereby filed with the Commission
and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1.
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:
March 1, 2017
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
By:
/s/ Lawrence F. Metz
Lawrence F. Metz
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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EXHIBIT 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
Maiden Holdings Announces Brief 10-K Filing Delay for Completion of
Final Audit Procedures; No Material Weaknesses in Internal Controls
Identified
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 1, 2017 — Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (Maiden
or the Company) (NASDAQ: MHLD) announced today that it has delayed
the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016. The audit is substantially completed and is
expected to be finalized shortly. The Company plans to file a Form
12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This filing
will give the Company an additional 15 day period in which to
submit its Form 10-K and still be deemed a timely filer, but the
Company anticipates filing its Form 10-K within a matter of days.
The independent auditor has not identified any material weaknesses
in Maidens internal controls and the Company does not expect to
disclose any such weaknesses in its Form 10-K when filed, and
further the Company does not anticipate any changes from the
results reported in its earnings release published on February 27,
2017.
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


About MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. (NASDAQ:MHLD)

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (Maiden) is a holding company. The Company is focused on serving the needs of regional and specialty insurers in the United States, Europe and select other global markets by providing reinsurance solutions designed to support their capital needs. Maiden operates through two segments: Diversified Reinsurance and AmTrust Reinsurance. It specializes in reinsurance solutions that optimize financing and risk management by providing coverage within the predictable and actuarially credible lower layers of coverage and/or reinsuring risks that are believed to be lower hazard, more predictable and generally not susceptible to catastrophe claims. The Company provides reinsurance through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Maiden Reinsurance Ltd. (Maiden Bermuda) and Maiden Reinsurance North America, Inc. (Maiden US). It provides insurance sales and distribution services through Maiden Global Holdings, Ltd. (Maiden Global) and its subsidiaries.

MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. (NASDAQ:MHLD) Recent Trading Information

MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. (NASDAQ:MHLD) closed its last trading session up +0.60 at 16.05 with 891,155 shares trading hands.