Company: MHLA
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001412100-25-000011
Chunk: 86

Company: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 86
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. These directors and executive officers may have interests in the transaction that are different from, or in addition to or in conflict with, yours. These interests include the continued employment of certain executive officers of Maiden by the combined company, the continued positions of certain directors of Maiden as directors of the combined company and the indemnification of former Maiden directors and officers by the combined company. With respect to Maiden executive officers, these interests also include the treatment in the transaction of restricted Maiden shares held by executive officers and their participation in Maiden’s executive severance and executive retention bonus plans. You should be aware of these interests when you consider the Maiden board’s recommendation that you vote in favor of the proposals.

The Bermuda NewCo common shares to be received by Maiden shareholders as a result of the transaction will have different rights than Maiden shares.

Following completion of the transaction, Maiden shareholders will no longer be shareholders of Maiden, but will instead become shareholders of Bermuda NewCo. There will be important differences between your current rights as a Maiden shareholder and your rights as a Bermuda NewCo shareholder.

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Maiden shareholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after the transaction and will exercise less influence over management.

After the completion of the transaction, former Maiden shareholders are expected to own approximately 64.8% of the issued and outstanding Bermuda NewCo common shares, and former Kestrel equityholders are expected to own approximately 35.2% of the issued and outstanding Bermuda NewCo common shares, in each case including Maiden’s outstanding restricted shares but excluding (i) the potential contingent consideration that may become payable to the former Kestrel equityholders, and (ii) the 44,750,678 Bermuda NewCo common shares that will be held by Maiden Reinsurance. Consequently, Maiden shareholders, as a group, will have reduced ownership and voting power in Bermuda NewCo compared to their ownership and voting power in Maiden and thus will exercise less influence over management of the combined company.

Failure to complete the transaction could negatively impact the share price, businesses and financial results of Maiden.

If the transaction is not completed, the ongoing business of Maiden may be adversely affected, and Maiden will be subject to several risks and consequences, including the following:

•Maiden may be required, under certain specified circumstances, to pay Kestrel a termination fee of up to $7.0 million;

•Maiden is subject to certain restrictions on the conduct of its business prior to completing the transaction, which may adversely affect its ability to execute certain of its business strategies;

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