HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Validus Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: VR) today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The Company will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, July 30, 2009 to discuss these results.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-800-860-2442 (U.S. callers) or 1-412-858-4600 (International callers). Those who intend to participate in the call should dial in at least 10 minutes in advance. A live webcast of the call will be available online at the "Investor Info" section of the Company's website located at www.validusre.bm. A replay of the call will be available through August 13, 2009 by dialing 1-877-344-7529 and entering the passcode 431703#. A replay of the webcast will be available at the "Investor Info" section of the Company's website through August 13, 2009.


About Validus Holdings, Ltd.

Validus Holdings, Ltd. is a provider of reinsurance and insurance, conducting its operations worldwide through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Validus Re") and Talbot Holdings Ltd. ("Talbot"). Validus Re is a Bermuda based reinsurer focused on short-tail lines of reinsurance. Talbot is the Bermuda parent of the specialty insurance group primarily operating within the Lloyd's insurance market through Syndicate 1183. For more information about Validus Holdings, Ltd. please visit www.validusre.bm.





Investors:

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

Jon Levenson, 441-278-9000

Senior Vice President

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Source: Validus Holdings, Ltd.