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Form 8-K for TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC


10-Jun-2009

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events, Financial St


ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a voting agreement, dated as of June 8, 2009 (the "Voting Agreement"), with Davis Selected Advisors, L.P., a Colorado limited partnership ("Davis"). Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, Davis has agreed to vote the number of shares of the Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), beneficially owned by it in excess of 9.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (such number of excess shares of Common Stock, the "Excess Shares") on each matter on which the Excess Shares shall be entitled to vote at every duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company, and at every postponement or adjournment thereof, or to act by written consent in lieu of any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, in a manner proportionate to the vote of the holders of the Common Stock (other than Davis, stockholders of the Company beneficially owning more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and directors and officers of the Company) voting on such matter. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On June 10, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that two of its shareholders, American International Group, Inc. ("AIG") and American Home Assurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, sold in a secondary offering 29.9 million shares of the Company's Common Stock at $38.00 per share. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No. Description
10.1 Voting Agreement, dated June 8, 2009, by and between Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and Davis Selected Advisors L.P.
99.1 Press Release dated June 10, 2009.


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