UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 130, 2018

VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



BERMUDA	001-33606	98-0501001
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

29 Richmond Road, Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08

(Address of principal executive offices)

~~Registrant's telephone number, including area code:~~ (441) 278-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 27.0201 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure.

OnThe ~~May 1,~~Financial ~~2018,~~Condition Report (“FCR”) for Validus Holdings, Ltd. ~~issued~~(“Validus”) ahas ~~press~~been ~~release~~published ~~reporting~~on ~~its~~Validus’ ~~earnings~~website ~~for~~located ~~the~~at ~~three~~www.validusholdings.com ~~months~~within ~~ended March 31, 2018 (~~the ~~"Press~~“Investors” ~~Release")~~section ~~and~~under ~~posted~~“Governance ~~its~~Documents.” ~~first~~The ~~quarter~~FCR ~~2018~~has ~~Investor~~been ~~Financial~~filed ~~Supplement~~with to the ~~Investors~~Bermuda ~~section~~Monetary ofAuthority ~~its~~and ~~website.~~includes, Aamong ~~copy~~other ofthings, ~~the~~details ~~Press~~of ~~Release~~Validus’ business and ~~Investor~~performance, ~~Financial~~governance ~~Supplement~~structure, ~~are~~risk ~~attached~~profile, tosolvency ~~this~~valuation, ~~Current~~capital ~~Report~~management ~~on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1~~ and ~~Exhibit~~regulatory ~~99.2,~~capital ~~respectively~~requirements ~~and~~for ~~are~~the ~~incorporated~~year ~~herein~~ended byDecember ~~reference.~~31, 2017.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release dated May 1, 2018 announcing the earnings of Validus Holdings, Ltd. for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
	99.2	First Quarter 2018 Investor Financial Supplement.

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~~thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 130, 2018

VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD. (Registrant) By: /s/ ~~Jeffrey~~Robert DF. ~~Sangster~~Kuzloski Name: ~~Jeffrey~~Robert DF. ~~Sangster~~Kuzloski Title: Executive Vice President and ~~Chief~~General ~~Financial Officer~~Counsel

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