Company: KG
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-049606
Chunk: 149

Company: Kestrel Group Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 149
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 million in upfront cash and 2,749,996 common shares of the combined company. In addition, the former equityholders of Kestrel Group LLC remain entitled to receive contingent consideration up to the lesser of (x) $45.0 million payable in common shares of Kestrel Group upon the achievement of certain financial milestones, and (y) 2.75 million common shares of Kestrel Group.Following completion of the Combination, the board of directors of Kestrel Group consists of seven directors, made up of four directors selected by Kestrel Intermediate Ledbetter Holdings LLC, two of whom are independent under applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules, and three directors selected by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (“AmTrust”), two of whom are independent under applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules. Please see Note 10. Related Party Transactions for information regarding the Company's relationship with AmTrust. Legacy Reinsurance OperationsThe Combination was completed with both parties in receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including from the Vermont DFR which included approval for the extraordinary dividend required to complete the transaction. Under the conditions stipulated in the Vermont DFR approval, Maiden Reinsurance is no longer permitted to include the intercompany loan receivable from Maiden Holdings (and related accrued interest) as an admitted asset for statutory capital and reporting purposes. 

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KESTREL GROUP LTD NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

1. Basis of Presentation (continued)As a result, Maiden Reinsurance's ratio of risk-based capital to total adjusted capital was significantly reduced, which remains sufficient to not only support the dividends related to the Combination with Kestrel and recurring annual dividends (and which require prior approval by the Vermont DFR) but the ability to selectively underwrite business in support of the Company's Program Services segment in the future. Accounting Treatment for the CombinationMaiden was the legal acquirer of Kestrel. However, as a result of the terms of the Combination, for accounting purposes, the transaction is treated as a reverse acquisition and accounted for using the acquisition method in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. This determination is primarily based on the following factors: 1) the former Kestrel LLC equityholders have the ability to nominate a majority of the members of the board of directors of the combined company and 2) subsequent to consummation of the transaction, when combined