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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) - AUGUST 17, 2004
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PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA 001-31341 98-0416483
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
THE BELVEDERE BUILDING
69 PITTS BAY ROAD HM 08
PEMBROKE, BERMUDA (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Revised Financial Supplement
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 4, 2004 Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company")
issued a press release reporting its financial results as of and for the three
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release and a
financial supplement were included as exhibits to the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K, which was furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 5, 2004. On August 17, 2004, the Company reclassified premiums in
certain sub-lines of business within each of its operating segments for the
three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004 included on
pages 16, 17 and 18 of the financial supplement. A copy of the financial
supplement, as revised, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference. 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.
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/ Gregory E.A. Morrison
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Gregory E.A. Morrison
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 17, 2004
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Revised Financial Supplement