UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 27, 2007 (August 23, 2007)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Arch Capital Group Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(441) 278-9250

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

As previously disclosed, on May 15, 2007, funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman LLC (the “Hellman & Friedman funds”) distributed all of their remaining common shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (“ACGL”) to their partners and, following this distribution, no longer owned any shares of capital stock of ACGL.  As a result, their rights under the shareholders agreement with ACGL terminated, including with respect to restrictions on share repurchases and dividends and the designation of directors of ACGL.

On August 23, 2007, Jeffrey Goldstein, who previously served as a designee of the Hellman & Friedman funds, resigned from the Board of Directors of ACGL.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
Date: August 27, 2007	By:	/s/ Constantine Iordanou
		Name: Constantine Iordanou
		Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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