Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-135464
The issuer has filed a Market-Making Prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) for the public offering of the issuer’s 7.50% senior notes due 2016, which closed on July 26,
2006. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is continuing to make a market in the senior notes pursuant to the
Market-Making Prospectus. Before you invest in the issuer’s senior notes, you should read the
Market-Making Prospectus and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the issuer and an investment in its senior notes. You may get these documents for
free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of
the Market-Making Prospectus if you so request by calling Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at
1-866-471-2526.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment
No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 14, 2007
ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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27 Richmond Road,
Pembroke, HM 08
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 441-278-5400
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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:
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously reported in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, 2006, the Board of
Directors of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (the “Company”) announced the appointment
of Philip D. DeFeo as a director effective November 10, 2006. At such time, Mr. DeFeo was not
appointed to any committees of the Company’s Board of Directors.
At the recommendation of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors,
on March 14, 2007, Mr. Defeo was appointed to serve as a member of the Nominating & Corporate
Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.