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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Share units | (2) | 01/02/2008 | A | 867 | (3) | (3) | Common Shares (3) | 867 | (1) | 16,433 (4) | D | ||||
| Share units | (2) | 01/02/2008 | M | 418 | (5) | (5) | Common Shares (5) | 418 | (1) | 16,015 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| NEWMAN STEVEN H THE BELVEDERE BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR 69 PITTS BAY ROAD PEMBROKE, D0 HM O8 |
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| /s/ Michael E. Lombardozzi, Attorney-in-Fact | 01/03/2008 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | Not applicable. |
| (2) | 1-for-1 |
| (3) | The share units were credited under the Share Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the "Plan") and will be paid in cash, Common Shares of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") or a combination thereof at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company based on the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Common Shares on the first business day following the earlier of (i) the date that is five years following the end of the calendar year that includes the calendar quarter in respect of which the share units are awarded (which is the quarter preceding the transaction date), or (ii) the date that the reporting person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. |
| (4) | Includes an administrative adjustment of one (1) additional share unit deemed to have been purchased with cash dividends, which dividends were credited as share units pursuant to the Plan prior to an amendment to the Plan in July, 2006 providing that future cash dividends be credited in cash rather than share units. |
| (5) | The share units were credited under the Plan and were paid in Common Shares of the Company on the first business day following the end of the calendar year that included the calendar quarter in respect of which the share units were awarded. |