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): July 15, 1998.
E. W. BLANCH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-11794 41-1741779
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
500 N. Akard, Suite 4500, Dallas, TX 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214)756-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 9. SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S
On July 13, 1998, the Board of Directors of E. W. Blanch Holdings, Inc.
(the "Company") approved the acquisition of 100% of the stock of Dunn & Carter
Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and
Wales. Dunn & Carter is a small London broker specializing in LMX (London Market
Excess) and Retrocessional reinsurance. In exchange for the 100% interest in
Dunn & Carter Limited, the Company paid the sellers cash and restricted common
stock of the Company, appropriately legended and restricted under Regulation S,
in the amounts indicated below. The date of the sale/transfer was July 15, 1998,
when the stock certificates were delivered to Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. as
the escrow agent, who is to hold the certificates for a two-year period pursuant
to the terms of the transaction documents dated July 15, 1998.
As part of the purchase price for this acquisition, the Company tendered 50,436
shares of unregistered stock issued by the Company. The securities issued were:
Number
Stock of
Certificate Shares
Number Represented Issued To
2268 9,527 Richard Dunn
2269 9,527 15 Eglantine Road
2270 9,527 London SW
18 2DE
England
2271 7,285 Victoria Carter
2272 7,285 2 Fitzgerald Avenue, Mortlake
2273 7,285 London SW
14 8SZ
England
Exemption is claimed under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, Rules 901 - 905.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
E. W. BLANCH HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:
By /s/ Ian David Packer
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Ian David Packer
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
