Edgar Filing: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

RASCHBAUM ARTURO MANUEL

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. [MHLD]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT AND CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD., 131 FRONT STREET, 2ND FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2016

(Street)

HAMILTON, D0 HM12

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	02/17/2016		M		21,598 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	369,323	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Share Units

⁽²⁾

02/15/2016

75,988

⁽³⁾

Common Shares

75,988

$ 0

75,988

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RASCHBAUM ARTURO MANUEL C/O MAIDEN HOLDINGS, LTD. 131 FRONT STREET, 2ND FLOOR HAMILTON, D0 HM12			PRESIDENT AND CEO

Signatures

/s/ Arturo M. Raschbaum		02/17/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Acquisition of common shares resulting from the vesting of one-third of the restricted share units granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to Mr. Raschbaum in February 2015.
(2)	The restricted share units were issued on February 15, 2016 pursuant to the Plan. Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share of the Registrant.
(3)	The restricted share units shall be settled in common shares or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the shares, and have a three year vesting period (the units shall be settled no later than 2 1/2 months after the expiration of each of the three equal vesting periods of February 15, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively). The units are forfeited if the reporting person's employment is terminated prior to the settlement date. Certain special terms apply in the event of death, disability or a change of control.

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