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<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">001-34042</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>131 Front Street, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> Floor,
Hamilton HM12,</B></P>

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and zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(441) 298-4900</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Item 5.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bye-laws.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">On August 22, 2012,
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) priced its public offering of its 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares,
Series A, $0.01 par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (the &ldquo;<U>Series A Preference Shares</U>&rdquo;).
In connection with such transaction, the Company adopted a Certificate of Designations (the &ldquo;<U>Certificate of Designations</U>&rdquo;)
with respect to the Series A Preference Shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">For a description
of the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preference Shares, reference is made to the information set forth under
the heading &ldquo;Description of the Series A Preference Shares&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s Prospectus Supplement, dated August
22, 2012, to the Prospectus, dated May 30, 2012, which constitutes a part of the Company&rsquo;s shelf registration statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-181408), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo;) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Act</U>&rdquo;), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">A legal opinion
relating to the validity of the Series A Preference Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item&nbsp;8.01<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; color: black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Other
Events.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 22, 2012, the Company entered
into an Underwriting Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC and Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC<FONT STYLE="color: black">, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the &ldquo;<U>Underwriters</U>&rdquo;)</FONT>,
relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of its <FONT STYLE="color: black">Series A Preference Shares (the &ldquo;<U>Offering</U>&rdquo;)</FONT>.
The securities have been registered under the Act, pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-<FONT STYLE="color: black">181408</FONT>) previously filed with the SEC under the Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 22, 2012, the Company issued a
press release relating to the pricing of the Offering and announced that the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors had authorized
the repurchase by the Company of the Company&rsquo;s common shares with up to 50% of the proceeds from the sale of the <FONT STYLE="color: black">Series
A Preference Shares</FONT>. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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August 29, 2012, the Company issued a press release relating to the Closing of the Offering. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item&nbsp;9.01<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; color: black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Financial
Statements and Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exhibits.</B></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No.</B></P></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 88%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Underwriting Agreement, dated August 22, 2012, by and among Maiden Holdings, Ltd. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC<FONT STYLE="color: black">, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">3.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Certificate of Designations of 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">4.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of stock certificate evidencing 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A (included in Exhibit 3.1)</TD></TR>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: center">5.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%">Opinion of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press Release dated August 22, 2012</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press Release dated August 29, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;August 29, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-left: 0.3in; text-indent: -0.3in">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in; text-indent: -0.3in">/s/ Lawrence F. Metz</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.3in; text-indent: -0.3in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.3in; text-indent: -0.3in">Lawrence F. Metz</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.3in; text-indent: -0.3in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 88%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Description</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Underwriting Agreement, dated August 22, 2012, by and among Maiden Holdings, Ltd. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC<FONT STYLE="color: black">, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">3.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Certificate of Designations of 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">4.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of stock certificate evidencing 8.25% Series A Preference Share (included in Exhibit 3.1)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press Release dated August 22, 2012</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press Release dated August 29, 2012&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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): August 22, 2012
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Bermuda
001-34042
98-0570192
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
131 Front Street, 2
nd
Floor,
Hamilton HM12,
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
(441) 298-4900
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
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¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
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Item 5.03          Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bye-laws.
On August 22, 2012,
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the "
Company
") priced its public offering of its 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares,
Series A, $0.01 par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (the "
Series A Preference Shares
").
In connection with such transaction, the Company adopted a Certificate of Designations (the "
Certificate of Designations
")
with respect to the Series A Preference Shares.
For a description
of the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preference Shares, reference is made to the information set forth under
the heading "Description of the Series A Preference Shares" in the Company's Prospectus Supplement, dated August
22, 2012, to the Prospectus, dated May 30, 2012, which constitutes a part of the Company's shelf registration statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-181408), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
") under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Act
"), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
A legal opinion
relating to the validity of the Series A Preference Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 8.01
Other
Events.
On August 22, 2012, the Company entered
into an Underwriting Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC
, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the "
Underwriters
")
,
relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of its
Series A Preference Shares (the "
Offering
")
.
The securities have been registered under the Act, pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-
181408
) previously filed with the SEC under the Act.
On August 22, 2012, the Company issued a
press release relating to the pricing of the Offering and announced that the Company's Board of Directors had authorized
the repurchase by the Company of the Company's common shares with up to 50% of the proceeds from the sale of the
Series
A Preference Shares
. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On
August 29, 2012, the Company issued a press release relating to the Closing of the Offering. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated August 22, 2012, by and among Maiden Holdings, Ltd. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
3.1
Certificate of Designations of 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A
4.1
Form of stock certificate evidencing 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A (included in Exhibit 3.1)
5.1
Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
23.1
Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
Press Release dated August 22, 2012
99.2
Press Release dated August 29, 2012
2
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 thereunto duly authorized.
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
Date:  August 29, 2012
By:
/s/ Lawrence F. Metz
Lawrence F. Metz
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
3
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated August 22, 2012, by and among Maiden Holdings, Ltd. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
3.1
Certificate of Designations of 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A
4.1
Form of stock certificate evidencing 8.25% Series A Preference Share (included in Exhibit 3.1)
5.1
Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
23.1
Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
Press Release dated August 22, 2012
99.2
Press Release dated August 29, 2012