- Filing of certain prospectuses and communications in connection with business combination transactions (425)
August 06 2009 - 5:06PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
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):
August 6, 2009
IPC Holdings, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-27662
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Not Applicable
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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American International Building
29 Richmond Road
Pembroke, Bermuda
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HM 08
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(441) 298-5100
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On August 6, 2009, IPC
Holdings, Ltd. (IPC) and Validus Holdings, Ltd. (Validus) announced that they would begin mailing a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to shareholders of record of each company as of July 27, 2009, in connection
with the proposed amalgamation of IPC with Validus Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus, announced on July 9, 2009 (the Amalgamation). An IPC special general meeting of shareholders will be held on September 4, 2009 at
10:00 a.m., Atlantic Time, at which IPC shareholders will be asked to (i) approve an amendment to IPCs bye-laws to reduce the shareholder vote required to approve an amalgamation with any other company from the affirmative vote of
three-fourths of the votes cast thereon at a general meeting of the shareholders to a simple majority and (ii) adopt the amalgamation agreement with Validus and approve the Amalgamation. Under the terms of the amalgamation agreement, upon
consummation of the Amalgamation, IPC shareholders will be entitled to receive $7.50 in cash and 0.9727 Validus voting common shares for each IPC common share they hold at the effective time of the Amalgamation. A copy of the press release is
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press release, issued August 6, 2009.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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IPC HOLDINGS, LTD.
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By
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/s/ Melanie J. Saunders
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Melanie J. Saunders
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Company Secretary
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Date: August 6, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press release, issued August 6, 2009.
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