As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2013
 
Registration No. 333-153628

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
POST EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
 
 
AMERICAN SAFETY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
Not applicable
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
The Boyle Building, 2nd Floor
31 Queen Street
Hamilton, Bermuda HM 11
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

2008 Employee Stock Purchase
(Full title of the Plan)
 
Timothy C. Faries
Appleby
Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM EX, Bermuda
(441) 298-3216
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer  T
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 
 
 
                
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to the Registration Statement Form S-8 (File No. 333-153628) (the “Registration Statement”), dated as of September 23, 2008, pertaining to the registration of 1,000,000 common shares of American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (“ASI”), par value $0.01 per share.

On October 3, 2013, pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of June 2, 2013, by and among ASI, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) and Fairfax Bermuda Holdings Ltd. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax, Merger Sub merged with and into ASI (the “Merger”) and all common shares of ASI were canceled and converted into the right to receive $30.25 per share in cash.

As a result of the Merger, ASI has terminated the offering of common stock pursuant to the Registration Statement.  In accordance with undertakings made by ASI in the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of post-effective amendments, any of the securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, ASI hereby removes from registration all of the common shares covered by this Registration Statement, which were not issued by ASI pursuant to the Registration Statement and related prospectus. The common shares were originally registered in connection with the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of ASI.


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on October 3, 2013
    
  AMERICAN SAFETY INSURANCE HOLDINGS, LTD.  
         
         
  By: /s/ Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Name: Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Title: President  
         
             
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated.
                
  Principal Executive Officer:  
         
         
  By: /s/ Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Name: Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Title: President  
  Date: October 3, 2013  
            
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer:  
         
         
  By: /s/ John Bator  
  Name: John Bator  
  Title: Vice President  
  Date: October 3, 2013  
                         
  Directors:  
         
         
  By: /s/ John Bator  
  Name: John Bator  
  Date: October 3, 2013  
                 
         
  By: /s/ Charles Collis  
  Name: Charles Collis  
  Date: October 3, 2013  
                    
         
  By: /s/ Ronald Schokking  
  Name: Ronald Schokking  
  Date: October 3, 2013  
                       
Authorized Representative in the United States:
                          
         
  By: /s/ Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Name: Nicholas C. Bentley  
  Title: President  
  Date: October 3, 2013