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) — December 1, 2005
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Bermuda
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001-31341
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98-0416483 |
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(Commission File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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| The Belvedere Building |
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| 69 Pitts Bay Road |
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| Pembroke, Bermuda
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HM 08 |
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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)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
On December 1, 2005, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. filed the attached free writing
prospectus under Rule 433 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such free writing prospectus
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Free writing prospectus dated December 1, 2005. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Platinum Underwriters
Holdings, Ltd. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.
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/s/
Michael E. Lombardozzi
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Michael E. Lombardozzi |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
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Date: December 1, 2005
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