SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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 14, 2000
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-14527 22-3263609
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
477 Martinsville Road
P.O. Box 830
Liberty Corner, New Jersey 07938
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 908-604-3000
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 14, 2000, the Registrant closed its offering of 8.5% Senior Notes
due March 15, 2005 and 8.75% Senior Notes due March 15, 2010 (collectively, the
"Notes"), pursuant to its Registration Statement (File No. 333-87363), including
the Prospectus, as supplemented, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 10, 2000 pursuant to Rule 424(b). Executed copies of the
underwriting agreement, each pricing agreement, the indenture and each
supplemental indenture relating to the Notes are included as exhibits hereto and
are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Document Description
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities, dated March 10,
2000, between Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. and
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
1.2 Pricing Agreement relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due
March 15, 2005, dated March 14, 2000, between Goldman, Sachs
& Co., as Representative of the several Underwriters, and
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.
1.3 Pricing Agreement relating to the 8.75% Senior Notes due
March 15, 2010, dated March 14, 2000, between Goldman, Sachs
& Co., as Representative of the several Underwriters, and
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.
4.1 Indenture, dated March 14, 2000, between Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
4.2 First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior
Notes due March 15, 2005, dated March 14, 2000, between
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Trustee.
4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.75% Senior
Notes due March 15, 2010, dated March 14, 2000, between
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Trustee.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 14, 2000
By: /s/ Janet J. Burak
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Name: Janet J. Burak
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities, dated March 10, 2000,
between Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
1.2 Pricing Agreement relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due March 15,
2005, dated March 14, 2000, between Goldman, Sachs & Co., as
Representative of the several Underwriters, and Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc.
1.3 Pricing Agreement relating to the 8.75% Senior Notes due March 15,
2010, dated March 14, 2000, between Goldman, Sachs & Co., as
Representative of the several Underwriters, and Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc.
4.1 Indenture, dated March 14, 2000, between Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
4.2 First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due
March 15, 2005, dated March 14, 2000, between Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.75% Senior Notes due
March 15, 2010, dated March 14, 2000, between Everest Reinsurance
Holdings, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee.
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