-----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, TPWOR8JZxN812CcxKx9lOd4+6+QhBuSwEEn8ds32JhWCPM3Ezv3RqrfPoaWxqFB/ Jc4xEZyiX5QCuas0VH5hWA== 0001104659-09-069571.txt : 20091211 0001104659-09-069571.hdr.sgml : 20091211 20091210190112 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-069571 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091209 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20091211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091210 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000947484 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16209 FILM NUMBER: 091234808 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: WESSEX HOUSE STREET 2: 45 REID STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 12 BUSINESS PHONE: 441-278-9250 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WESSEX HOUSE STREET 2: 45 REID STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 12 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000508 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RISK CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950816 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RISK CAPITAL RE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950703 8-K 1 a09-35244_18k.htm 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

 

December 9, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda

 

0-26456

 

N/A

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or
organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(441) 278-9250

 

N/A

(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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

 

 


 

ITEM 7.01               Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (the “Company”) filed a required notification form with The NASDAQ Stock Market to report that the number of outstanding common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) has decreased by an amount that exceeds 5% of the number of outstanding Common Shares as last reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009.  Specifically, the number of outstanding Common Shares decreased from 59,227,128 as of October 31, 2009 to 56,222,582 as of December 9, 2009 principally due to repurchases by the Company of Common Shares under its previously announced Common Share repurchase program.  From November 1, 2009 through December 9, 2009, the Company (1) repurchased 3.3 million Common Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $230.4 million (from October 1, 2009 through December 9, 2009, the number of repurchased Common Shares totaled 3.6 million for an aggregate purchase price of $252 million) and (2) issued approximately 300,000 Common Shares under its share-based plans.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.

 

 

 

 

Date:  December 10, 2009

By:

/s/ John C.R. Hele

 

 

Name:  John C.R. Hele

 

 

Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

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