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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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):		April 27, 2011

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-31341	98-0416483
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
The Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda		HM 08
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(441) 295-7195

Not Applicable
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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:

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) held on April 27, 2011 (the “2011 AGM”), the Company’s shareholders (1) elected seven directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; (2) approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2011 AGM under the heading “Executive Compensation” pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion; (3) voted to hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, every year; and (4) approved the nomination of KPMG, a Bermuda partnership, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals:

1. To elect the following nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors:

2.

To approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2011 AGM under the heading “Executive Compensation” pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion.

3.

To hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K every year, every two years or every three years.

4.

To approve the nomination of KPMG, a Bermuda partnership, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.

In light of the vote on proposal number 3 and the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company has decided that it will include a shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation.

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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.

		Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
April 28, 2011		By:		Michael E. Lombardozzi
				Name: Michael E. Lombardozzi
				Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer