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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):  March 12, 2009

 

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

1-12644

 

13-3261323

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY

 

10019

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 826-0100

 

Not applicable.

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 420.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

 

Item 2.02.              Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

(a)  On March 12, 2009, Financial Security Assurance Inc. (“FSA”), the principal insurance company subsidiary of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing FSA’s fourth quarter 2008 results (the “Press Release”) and posted the press release to the Company’s website, http://www.fsa.com.

 

A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

No.

 

Exhibit

99.1

 

Financial Security Assurance Inc. press release dated March 12, 2009

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

                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.

 

 

FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 12, 2009

By:

/s/ Bruce E. Stern

 

 

Name:

Bruce E. Stern

 

 

Title:

General Counsel and Managing Director

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

No.

 

Exhibit

99.1

 

Financial Security Assurance Inc. press release dated March 12, 2009

 

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