================================================================================ 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) - June 24, 2004 ------------- Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Bermuda 001-31341 98-0416483 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) The Belvedere Building 69 Pitts Bay Road HM 08 Pembroke, Bermuda (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (441) 295-7195 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On June 24, 2004, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the appointment of Joseph F. Fisher as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 6, 2004. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated June 24, 2004 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD. By: /s/ Michael E. Lombardozzi -------------------------- Michael E. Lombardozzi Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Date: June 24, 2004 Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated June 24, 2004