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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>May 15, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Bermuda</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>001-34042</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>98-0570192</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">(Commission File</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>131 Front Street, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda</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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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation
FD Disclosure.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Arturo M. Raschbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), and John M. Marshaleck, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will be meeting
with investors at the 2012 Goldman Sachs Insurance Symposium in New York, New York on May 15, 2012, and presenting at the 11th
Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2012, in each case utilizing a slide presentation.
&nbsp;The slide presentation will also be referenced at additional investor/analyst meetings to be held in May and June 2012. A
copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information under this Item 7.01 and
the Investor Presentation attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be &ldquo;furnished&rdquo; and shall not
be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange
Act&rdquo;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended
to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete,
or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Any forward-looking statements made in the
presentation in Exhibit 99.1 reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking
statements could be affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts
of war; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; negative rating agency actions; the adequacy of our
loss reserves; the Company or its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere;
changes in regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage; adverse
general economic conditions; and judicial, legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well as management&rsquo;s
response to these factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.
We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statement that
may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;<B>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial
Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold"><B>Description</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Slides from presentation by management.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 15, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt; font-weight: bold"><B>MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt">/s/ Lawrence F. Metz</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Lawrence F. Metz</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</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):
May 15, 2012
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Bermuda
001-34042
98-0570192
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
Number)
Identification No.)
131 Front Street, 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)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01          Regulation
FD Disclosure.
Arturo M. Raschbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company"), and John M. Marshaleck, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will be meeting
with investors at the 2012 Goldman Sachs Insurance Symposium in New York, New York on May 15, 2012, and presenting at the 11th
Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2012, in each case utilizing a slide presentation.
 The slide presentation will also be referenced at additional investor/analyst meetings to be held in May and June 2012. A
copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information under this Item 7.01 and
the Investor Presentation attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be "furnished" and shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended
to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete,
or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements made in the
presentation in Exhibit 99.1 reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking
statements could be affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts
of war; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; negative rating agency actions; the adequacy of our
loss reserves; the Company or its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere;
changes in regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage; adverse
general economic conditions; and judicial, legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well as management's
response to these factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.
We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statement that
may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 9.01          Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Slides from presentation by management.
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 15, 2012
MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
By:
/s/ Lawrence F. Metz
Lawrence F. Metz
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary