SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MARSHALECK JOHN (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. 131 FRONT STREET, 2ND FLOOR (Street) HAMILTON D0 HM12 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2012
	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 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	05/11/2012		P		5,000	A	$8.14	45,000	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options (right to buy)	$3.28							(1)	11/12/2018	Common Shares	25,000		0	D
Options (right to buy)	$4.45							(1)	02/24/2019	Common Shares	75,000		0	D
Options (right to buy)	$7.25							(1)	03/04/2020	Common Shares	50,000		0	D
Restricted Share Units	(2)							(3)	(3)	Common Shares	97,868(4)		0	D
Restricted Share Units	(2)							(3)	(3)	Common Shares	104,046(5)		0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Stock Options were granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and will vest 25% on the one year anniversary of grant, and 6.25% each quarter thereafter.

2. The restricted share units were issued 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 shall be settled shortly after the Committee certifies the attainment of performance goals (the "settlement date"), but in no event later than 2 1/2 months after the expiration of the performance period. 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.

4. The reporting person received restricted share units that shall vest based upon the achievement of performance criteria relating to return on equity, underwriting performance, revenue growth and operating expense during the performance period from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. The recipient received a target award of 48,934 restricted share units, and 0 to 200% of such target award may vest depending upon the degree to which the performance targets are met. The 97,868 units reported represent 200% of the target award, which is the maximum number of units that may be earned.

5. The reporting person received restricted share units that shall vest based upon the achievement of performance criteria relating to return on equity, underwriting performance, revenue growth and operating expense during the performance period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014. The recipient received a target award of 52,023 restricted share units, and 0 to 200% of such target award may vest depending upon the degree to which the performance targets are met. The 104,046 units reported represent 200% of the target award, which is the maximum number of units that may be earned.

	/s/ John Marshaleck	05/14/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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