SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
X
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bonny Paul A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.
80 PINE STREET

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10005

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC [ TRH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/27/2010 M4 1,552(1) A $0.00(2) 24,341(3) D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (2) 01/27/2010 4M 2,632 (2) (2) Common Stock 2,632 $0.00(2) 2,633 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Granted under the 2006 Partner Plan implemented under the Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan. The acquisition reflects the number of restricted stock units vested (2632), net of the shares used for the taxes (1080) on the transaction.
2. Represents performance restricted stock units ("RSUs") earned with respect to awards made under the 2006 Partner Plan implemented as part of the Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan. 50 percent of these RSUs vested on January 1, 2010 and 50 percent of these RSUs are eligible to vest on January 1, 2012.
3. The amount beneficially owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year includes two transactions previously reported for common stock acquired in 2010 in the amounts of 329 shares and 104 shares.
Remarks:
The Form 4 for this transaction was inadvertenly not filed in January 2010.
/s/ Amy M. Cinquegrana by Power of Attorney for Paul A. Bonny 03/25/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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