Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (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):   February 3, 2011

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Switzerland 001-32938 98-0681223
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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.)
      
Lindenstrasse 8, Baar/Zug,   6340
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   +41-41-768-1080

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 3, 2011, Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (“Allied World Bermuda”), a subsidiary of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (the “Company”), entered into a warrant repurchase agreement with American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), a founding shareholder of the Company, pursuant to which Allied World Bermuda repurchased a warrant owned by AIG that entitled AIG to purchase a total of 2,000,000 of the Company’s common shares for $34.20 per share. The aggregate purchase price for the warrant was $53,620,000, which is equal to 2,000,000 times the difference between $61.01, the volume weighted average price as reported by Bloomberg LP of the Company’s common shares over the 5-day trading period ending February 1, 2011, and $34.20, the exercise price of the warrant. The repurchase has been executed separately from the Company’s share repurchase program. This transaction was funded using available cash on hand.

The warrant repurchase agreement and the related press release are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 99.1, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The description of the warrant repurchase agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the repurchase agreement filed herewith.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d)   Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  10.1    
Warrant Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2011, by and
between Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd and American
International Group, Inc.
  99.1    
Press release, dated February 3, 2011.


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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.

         
    Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG
          
February 3, 2011   By:   /s/ Wesley D. Dupont
       
        Name: Wesley D. Dupont
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  Warrant Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2011, by and between Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd and American International Group, Inc.
99.1
  Press release, dated February 3, 2011.