UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~March 222, 2012

TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-10545	13-3355897
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
80 Pine Street, New York, New York		10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


80 Pine Street, New York, New York		10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200

NONE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On ~~February~~ March 222, 2012, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (“Transatlantic”) and Alleghany Corporation (“Alleghany”) issued a joint press release announcing ~~that~~the ~~Transatlantic~~preliminary ~~stockholders~~results ~~that~~of ~~wish~~the elections tomade ~~make~~by anTransatlantic’s ~~election~~stockholders ~~with~~regarding ~~respect to~~ the form of merger consideration to be received in the ~~proposed~~pending ~~merger~~transaction with Alleghany ~~must~~and ~~deliver~~noting athat ~~properly~~although ~~completed~~Alleghany ~~election~~and ~~form~~Transatlantic tohave ~~Computershare~~received bysubstantially ~~5:00~~all ~~p.m.~~necessary approvals needed to close the transaction, including those of the New York ~~City~~Department ~~time,~~of onFinancial ~~March 1~~Services and Lloyds of London, ~~2012.~~the ~~Subject~~parties toare ~~regulatory~~awaiting ~~and~~the ~~other~~approval ~~customary~~of ~~closing~~the proposed merger from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ~~conditions~~(“FINMA”), which approval is needed to complete the transaction. Alleghany and Transatlantic expect to ~~close~~receive ~~the~~approval ~~merger~~from ~~on March 6~~FINMA, ~~2012.~~however Asuch ~~copy~~approval ofmay not be received prior to the ~~joint~~previously ~~press~~announced ~~release~~expected isclosing ~~attached~~date toof March 6, ~~this~~2012, ~~Current~~in ~~Report~~which oncase ~~Form~~the ~~8-K~~closing asdate ~~Exhibit 99.1~~will ~~and~~not isoccur ~~incorporated~~until ~~herein~~the bytime ~~reference~~such approval is received.

A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated ~~February~~March 222, 2012.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: March 2, 2012

Exhibit Index

ExhibitNo.		Description
Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated ~~February~~March 222, 2012.

TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Gary A. Schwartz

Gary A. Schwartz Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: February 22, 2012

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