-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JhltQVDzsU5GsZQfDeXtXT5WMqRhaMB7ne5QeyIxJWXkbVmEIEhLDsYX3GAHY9RW QnmEx/0LNGwTNs1uJ/0Ibw== 0001214659-09-000200.txt : 20090130 0001214659-09-000200.hdr.sgml : 20090130 20090130160026 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001214659-09-000200 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090130 GROUP MEMBERS: PETER S. PARK SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Maiden Holdings, Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001412100 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-84099 FILM NUMBER: 09558360 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 REID STREET CITY: HAMILTON HM 12 STATE: D0 ZIP: - BUSINESS PHONE: (441) 295-5225 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 REID STREET CITY: HAMILTON HM 12 STATE: D0 ZIP: - FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Park West Asset Management LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001386928 IRS NUMBER: 300132084 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE, SUITE 165 CITY: LARKSPUR STATE: CA ZIP: 94939 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 354-0677 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE, SUITE 165 CITY: LARKSPUR STATE: CA ZIP: 94939 SC 13G 1 f12890sc13g.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Information to be included in statements filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2(b)(1) Maiden Holdings, Ltd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Shares, par value $0.01 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) G5753U112 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) January 20, 2009 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 1 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. G5753U112 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Park West Asset Management LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5. Sole Voting Power - 3,591,250 Shares Beneficially -------------------------------------------------------------- Owned by 6. Shared Voting Power - None Each Reporting -------------------------------------------------------------- Person 7. Sole Dispositive Power - 3,591,250 With -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power - None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person - 3,591,250 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) Not applicable 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): - 5.1% (based on 70,287,664) shares of Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share, of Maiden Holdings, Ltd. ("Issuer Common Stock") outstanding as of January 20, 2009, as disclosed by Maiden Holdings, Ltd. ("Issuer") in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 14, 2008 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2009.) 12. Type of Reporting Person - IA 2 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. G5753U112 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Peter S. Park - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States of America - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5. Sole Voting Power - 3,591,250 Shares Beneficially -------------------------------------------------------------- Owned by 6. Shared Voting Power - None Each Reporting -------------------------------------------------------------- Person 7. Sole Dispositive Power - 3,591,250 With -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power - None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person - 3,591,250 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) Not applicable 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): - 5.1% (based on 70,287,664 shares of Issuer Common Stock outstanding as of January 20, 2009, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2008 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2009.) 12. Type of Reporting Person - IN 3 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. G5753U112 Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer - Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices- 48 Par-la-Ville Road, Suite 1141, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda Item 2. (a) Name of Persons Filing - (1) Park West Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("PWAM"), and (2) Peter S. Park (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence -- 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165, Larkspur, California 94939 (c) Citizenship - (1) Delaware; (2) United States of America (d) Title of Class of Securities- Common Shares, par value $0.01 (e) CUSIP Number - G5753U112 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act. (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act. (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). 4 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. G5753U112 Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned -- PWAM is the investment manager of Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("PWIMF") and Park West Partners International, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("PWPI"). Peter S. Park is the sole member and manager of PWAM. As of January 20, 2009, the Reporting Persons' beneficial ownership were as follows: PWAM, beneficially owned 3,591,250 shares of Issuer Common Stock, consisting of 2,770,932 shares held by PWIMF and 820,318 shares held by PWPI; and (ii) Peter S. Park, as sole member and manager of PWAM, beneficially owned the 3,591,250 shares beneficially owned by PWAM. The Reporting Persons have, within the ordinary course of business, purchased securities of the Company. The Reporting Persons have not acquired securities in the Company with the purpose, nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer, nor in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. The Reporting Persons have purchased, and may in the future purchase, shares on the open market at prevailing prices. (b) Percent of class --As of January 20, 2009, the Reporting Persons' beneficial ownership, based on 70,287,664 shares of Issuer Common Stock outstanding on January 20, 2009, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2008 and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2009, were as follows: (i) PWAM beneficially owned 5.1% of the outstanding Issuer Common Stock; and (ii) Peter S. Park beneficially owned 5.1% of the Issuer Common Stock. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct voting --PWAM and Peter S. Park, as its sole member and manager, each have the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 3,591,250 shares of Issuer Common Stock. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct voting -- Neither PWAM nor Peter S. Park, as its sole member and manager thereof, have shared power with respect to the voting or direction of voting with respect to the shares of Issuer Common Stock they beneficially own. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct disposition -- PWAM and Peter S. Park, as its sole member and manager thereof, each have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 3,591,250 shares of Issuer Common Stock. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct disposition -- Neither PWAM nor Peter S. Park, as its sole member and manager thereof, have shared power with respect to the disposition or direction to dispose of the shares of Issuer Common Stock they beneficially own. 5 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. G5753U112 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Peter S. Park is the sole member and manager of PWAM. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. Not Applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not Applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable. Item 10. Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. 6 of 7 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 30, 2009 ---------------- Date PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/James J. Watson ------------------ Name: James J. Watson Title: Chief Financial Officer /s/Peter S. Park ---------------- Peter S. Park 7 of 7 Pages EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Shares, par value $0.01, of Maiden Holdings, Ltd.; and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as Exhibit 1. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement this 30th day of January, 2009. PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/James J. Watson ------------------ Name: James J. Watson Title: Chief Financial Officer /s/Peter S. Park ---------------- Peter S. Park -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----