2012
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  • May

    05-07-2012

    Alleghany Announces 2012 First Quarter Results

    NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE-Y) reported stockholders’ equity per common share of $365.24 at March 31, 2012, an increase of 6.8% from stockholders’ equity per common share of $342.12 at 2011 year-end.  Shares outstanding at March 31, 2012 include 8,360,959 shares ...

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  • March

    03-09-2012

    Alleghany Announces Final Merger Consideration Election Results

    NEW YORK – MARCH 9, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) today announced the final results of the elections made by the former stockholders of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (“Transatlantic”) regarding the form of consideration to be received in connection with the merger of Transatlantic with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...

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  • 03-06-2012

    Alleghany and Transatlantic Announce Successful Closing of Merger

    NEW YORK, NY, March 6, 2012 -- Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (“Transatlantic”) today announced the closing of their previously announced combination, creating a leading franchise across specialty insurance and reinsurance lines.  With the closing of the transaction, Transatlantic becomes an operating subsidiary of Alleghany, and is ...

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  • 03-05-2012

    Alleghany and Transatlantic Provide Merger Closing Update

    NEW YORK – March 5, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) (“Transatlantic”) today announced that the closing of the pending merger has been scheduled for March 6, 2012.

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  • 03-02-2012

    Alleghany and Transatlantic Announce Preliminary Merger Consideration Election Results

    NEW YORK – MARCH 2, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) (“Transatlantic”) today announced the preliminary results of the elections made by Transatlantic stockholders regarding the form of merger consideration to be received in Alleghany’s pending acquisition of Transatlantic.

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  • February

    02-23-2012

    Alleghany Announces 2011 Results

    NEW YORK, NY, February 23, 2012 --  Stockholders’ equity per common share of Alleghany Corporation (NYSE-Y) at December 31, 2011 was $342.12, an increase of 5.2% from stockholders’ equity per common share of $325.31 at December 31, 2010 (all as adjusted for the stock dividend declared in February ...

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  • 02-22-2012

    Alleghany and Transatlantic Announce Stockholder Election Deadline

    NEW YORK – February 22, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) (“Transatlantic”) today announced that Transatlantic stockholders that wish to make an election with respect to the consideration to be received in the proposed merger with Alleghany must deliver a properly completed election form to ...

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  • 02-06-2012

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

    NEW YORK, NY – February 6, 2012 – Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (“Alleghany”) today announced that its stockholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the previously announced merger of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) (“Transatlantic”), into Shoreline Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alleghany (formerly Shoreline Merger Sub, LLC), pursuant to the merger ...

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