0001299933-12-001512.txt : 20120620 0001299933-12-001512.hdr.sgml : 20120620 20120620162034 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-12-001512 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120620 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20120620 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120620 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001141719 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 980584464 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-33047 FILM NUMBER: 12917516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALTERRA HOUSE STREET 2: 2 FRONT STREET CITY: HAMILTON HM11 STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 11 BUSINESS PHONE: 4412958800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALTERRA HOUSE STREET 2: 2 FRONT STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 11 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAX CAPITAL GROUP LTD. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070504 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAX RE CAPITAL LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010531 8-K 1 htm_45396.htm LIVE FILING Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   June 20, 2012

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Bermuda 000-33047 98-0584464
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
Alterra House, 2 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda   HM 11
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (441) 295-8800

Not Applicable
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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:

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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 20, 2012, the Registrant issued a news release announcing the formation of New Point V Limited ("New Point V"), an addition to its series of sidecar vehicles that has been established to create additional capacity for the property catastrophe collateralized reinsurance marketplace. New Point V is sponsored by the Registrant in partnership with Stone Point Capital LLC ("Stone Point") through its private equity fund, Trident V, L.P. and its affiliates. New Point V currently has capital commitments from its sponsors and additional investors of approximately $210 million, including $75 million from the Registrant and $75 million from affiliates of Stone Point. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.






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.

         
    Alterra Capital Holdings Limited
          
June 20, 2012   By:   Peter A. Minton
       
        Name: Peter A. Minton
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer


Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  News Release of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited, dated June 20, 2012, annoucing the formation of New Point V.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Alterra Announces the Formation of New Point V

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 20, 2012 — Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (“Alterra”) (NASDAQ: ALTE; BSX: ALTE.BH) today announced the formation of New Point V Limited, an addition to its series of sidecar vehicles that has been established to create additional capacity for the property catastrophe collateralized reinsurance marketplace.

New Point V is again being sponsored by Alterra in partnership with Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) through its private equity fund, Trident V, L.P. and its affiliates. New Point V currently has capital commitments from its sponsors and additional investors of approximately $210 million.

Marty Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alterra stated: “We are pleased to continue our support of the collateralized retrocessional market with New Point V and are glad to be partnering again with industry experts like Stone Point. With New Point V, we believe we remain well positioned to serve our clients’ needs as they seek property catastrophe reinsurance.”

About Alterra Capital Holdings Limited

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited is a global enterprise dedicated to providing diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance products to corporations, public entities, and property and casualty insurers.

About Stone Point Capital

Stone Point Capital is a global private equity company with more than twenty years of private equity experience. Stone Point serves as the manager of the Trident Funds, which have raised more than $9 billion in committed capital to make investments in the financial services sector, and has a long and successful history of sponsoring the formation of insurance and reinsurance businesses.

SOURCE: Alterra Capital Holdings Limited

CONTACTS:
Susan Spivak Bernstein, 1-212-898-6640
Senior Vice President
susan.spivak@alterra-bm.com
or
Kekst and Company
Melissa Sheer or Peter Hill, 1-212-521-4800
melissa-sheer@kekst.com / peter-hill@kekst.com

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