Company: MHLA
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001412100-25-000011
Chunk: 88

Company: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 88
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 key employees and keep them focused on applicable strategies and goals. A failure by Maiden, Kestrel or, following the completion of the transaction, the combined company, to attract, retain and motivate executives and other key employees during the period prior to or after the completion of the transaction could have a negative impact on the business of Maiden, Kestrel or the combined company.

If the transaction is not completed, Maiden’s shares could be materially adversely affected.

The transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing, including the approval of Maiden’s shareholders. In addition, Maiden and Kestrel may terminate the combination agreement under certain circumstances. If Maiden and Kestrel do not complete the transaction, the market price of Maiden’s shares may fluctuate to the extent that the current market price of those shares reflects a market assumption that the transaction will be completed. Further, whether or not the transaction is completed, Maiden and Kestrel will also be obligated to pay certain investment banking, legal and accounting fees and related expenses in connection with the transaction, which could negatively impact results of operations when incurred. If the transaction is not completed, Maiden cannot assure its shareholders that additional risks will not materialize or not materially adversely affect its business, result of operations and share price.

Maiden may in the future be the target of securities class action and derivative lawsuits, which could result in substantial costs and may delay or prevent the completion of the transaction.

Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into transaction agreements in an effort to enjoin the relevant transactions or seek monetary relief. Maiden may in the future be a defendant in one or more lawsuits relating to the combination agreement and the transaction and, even if any such future lawsuits are without merit or resolved in Maiden’s favor, defending against these claims could result in substantial costs and 

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divert management time and resources from pursuing the completion of the transaction and from other potentially beneficial business opportunities. Maiden cannot predict whether such lawsuits will be brought against Maiden or the outcome of such lawsuits or others, nor can Maiden predict the amount of time and expense that will be required to resolve such litigation. An unfavorable resolution of any such litigation surrounding the combination agreement and the transaction could delay or prevent the completion of the transaction, which may adversely affect Maiden’s, Kestrel’s or, if the transaction is completed but delayed, the combined company’s business, financial position and results of operations.

The Combined Company Following the Transaction

The combined company may not be able to recover amounts due from its reins