UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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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) – October 21, 2008
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Platinum
Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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001-31341
(Commission
File Number)
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98-0416483
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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The
Belvedere Building
69 Pitts Bay
Road
Pembroke,
Bermuda
(Address of
principal executive offices)
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HM
08
(Zip
Code)
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(441)
295-7195
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 21, 2008, the Company issued a press release reporting its financial
results as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. A copy of
the press release and a financial supplement are furnished herewith as Exhibits
99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The information hereunder is not deemed
to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, is not otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and is
not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release dated October 21, 2008
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Exhibit
99.2
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Financial
Supplement
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Platinum
Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS,
LTD.
By: /s/ Michael E.
Lombardozzi
Michael E. Lombardozzi
Executive Vice President,
General
Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer
Date: October
21, 2008
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release dated October 21, 2008
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Exhibit
99.2
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Financial
Supplement
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