FORM 8-K
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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): May 11, 2009
 
VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Bermuda   001-33606   98-0501001
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
19 Par-La-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 278-9000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1


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Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.
          Validus Holdings, Ltd. is furnishing certain information regarding reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in certain of its public communications. This information is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 contains a description of the Company’s calculation of non-GAAP financial measures, a historical presentation of such non-GAAP financial measures, a discussion of the reasons for the Company’s use of non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of the differences between non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
          The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures

 


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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.
Date: May 11, 2009
         
 
VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ C. Jerome Dill    
  Name:   C. Jerome Dill   
  Title:   Executive Vice President & General Counsel   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures