Company: MHLA
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001104659-25-028254
Chunk: 552

Company: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 552
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(a)

Definitions . As used in this Agreement, each of the following capitalized terms has the meaning specified in this Section 1(a) .

“ Action ” means any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority.

“ Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the Board’s good faith judgment, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing of such Registration Statement and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

“ Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by Contract or otherwise.

“ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

“ Business Day ” means a day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banks in the City of New York or Dallas, Texas are authorized or required by applicable Law to be closed.

“ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Combination Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“ Common Shares ” means the common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any share split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, exchange or other similar reorganization.

“ Company Securities ” means (i) the Common Shares and any other shares or other equity interests or equity-linked interests of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) Equity Rights that are directly or indirectly

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convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares or other shares or other equity of the Company or any Subsidiary.

“ Contract ” means, with respect to any Person,