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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) – February 17, 2010

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Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
001-31341
(Commission File Number)
98-0416483
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
The Belvedere Building
69 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
HM 08
(Zip Code)

(441) 295-7195
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
 
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:

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 17, 2010, the Company issued a press release reporting its financial results as of and for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.  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.

Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated February 17, 2010
Exhibit 99.2
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:  February 17, 2010      
 

 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number                                           Description

Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated February 17, 2010
Exhibit 99.2
Financial Supplement
 

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