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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;3, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Bermuda</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0392908</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>Wellesley House<BR>
90 Pitts Bay Road<BR>
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda<BR>
(441)&nbsp;278-0400</B><BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Full Title of the Plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>CT Corporation System<BR>
111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10011</B><BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B><I>Copies To:</I></B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Susan J. Sutherland, Esq. <BR>
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &#038; Flom LLP <BR>
Four Times Square <BR>
New York, New York 10036<BR>
(212)&nbsp;735-3000</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>John V. Del Col, Esq.<BR>
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.<BR>
Wellesley House<BR>
80 Pitts Bay Road<BR>
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda<BR>
(441)&nbsp;278-0440</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(check one):</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Large accelerated filer </B><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Accelerated filer </B><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Non-accelerated filer</B> <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><font style="white-space: nowrap"><B>Smaller reporting company </B><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></font></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed Maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount of</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of Securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Maximum Offering</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Aggregate Offering</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Registration</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">to be Registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Registered(1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Price per Share(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Price(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Fee</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, par value $1.00 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,795,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">48.13</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">86,393,350.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">10,030.27</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this Registration Statement shall also cover, in addition to the number of shares stated in
the table above, an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares, which may become issuable under the employee benefit plan described herein by
reason of certain corporate transactions or events, including any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Ordinary Shares.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price is estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities
Act on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for the Ordinary Shares as
reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February&nbsp;25, 2011 solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">EXPLANATORY NOTE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is being filed to
register 1,795,000 additional ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Ordinary Shares&#148;) of
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for issuance under the
Registrant&#146;s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The contents of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;17,
2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-143061) with respect to 2,100,000 Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to
the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Appleby</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young Ltd.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature page herein)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form F-N</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pembroke, Bermuda on the 3<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">rd</SUP> day of March,
2011.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Michael J. McGuire
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Michael J. McGuire&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of Endurance Specialty
Holdings Ltd., hereby severally constitute and appoint each of Michael J. McGuire and John V. Del
Col, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and all things and execute any and
all instruments that such attorney may, each individually, deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in connection
with this Registration Statement and any and all amendments hereto, as fully for all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David S. Cash
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>Name: David S. Cash
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director <BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael J. McGuire
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Michael J. McGuire
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer <BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John T. Baily
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: John T. Baily
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Norman Barham
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Norman Barham
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Galen R. Barnes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Galen R. Barnes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William H. Bolinder
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: William H. Bolinder
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steven W. Carlsen
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Steven W. Carlsen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William M. Jewett
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: William M. Jewett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Brendan R. O&#146;Neill
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Brendan R. O&#146;Neill
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William J. Raver
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: William J. Raver
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert A. Spass
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Robert A. Spass
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;3, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
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Number</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Document</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Appleby</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young Ltd.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature page herein)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form F-N</DIV></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda
98-0392908
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Wellesley House
90 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(441) 278-0400
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, New York 10011
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copies To:
Susan J. Sutherland, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
(212) 735-3000
John V. Del Col, Esq.
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
Wellesley House
80 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(441) 278-0440
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Maximum Offering
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Price per Share(2)
Price(2)
Fee
Ordinary Shares, par value $1.00 per share
1,795,000
$
48.13
$
86,393,350.00
$
10,030.27
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this Registration Statement shall also cover, in addition to the number of shares stated in
the table above, an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares, which may become issuable under the employee benefit plan described herein by
reason of certain corporate transactions or events, including any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding Ordinary Shares.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price is estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities
Act on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for the Ordinary Shares as
reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February 25, 2011 solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is being filed to
register 1,795,000 additional ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share ("Ordinary Shares") of
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company (the "Registrant"), for issuance under the
Registrant's 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The contents of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17,
2007 (Registration No. 333-143061) with respect to 2,100,000 Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to
the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1
Amendment No. 1 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
4.2
Amendment No. 2 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010
5.1
Opinion of Appleby
23.1
Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young Ltd.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page herein)
99.1
Form F-N
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pembroke, Bermuda on the 3
rd
day of March,
2011.
ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD.
By:
/s/ Michael J. McGuire
Name:
Michael J. McGuire
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of Endurance Specialty
Holdings Ltd., hereby severally constitute and appoint each of Michael J. McGuire and John V. Del
Col, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and all things and execute any and
all instruments that such attorney may, each individually, deem necessary or advisable under the
Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Commission in connection
with this Registration Statement and any and all amendments hereto, as fully for all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David S. Cash
Name: David S. Cash
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 3, 2011
/s/ Michael J. McGuire
Name: Michael J. McGuire
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 3, 2011
/s/ John T. Baily
Name: John T. Baily
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ Norman Barham
Name: Norman Barham
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ Galen R. Barnes
Name: Galen R. Barnes
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ William H. Bolinder
Name: William H. Bolinder
Chairman of the Board of Directors
March 3, 2011
/s/ Steven W. Carlsen
Name: Steven W. Carlsen
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ William M. Jewett
Name: William M. Jewett
President and Director
March 3, 2011
3
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Brendan R. O'Neill
Name: Brendan R. O'Neill
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ William J. Raver
Name: William J. Raver
Director
March 3, 2011
/s/ Robert A. Spass
Name: Robert A. Spass
Director
March 3, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1
Amendment No. 1 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008
4.2
Amendment No. 2 to the Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010
5.1
Opinion of Appleby
23.1
Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young Ltd.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page herein)
99.1
Form F-N
5