Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
METZ LAWRENCE F.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. [MHLD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2016
(Street)

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 02/15/2016   A   12,724 (1) A $ 0 25,347 D  
Common Shares 02/15/2016   F   4,960 (2) D $ 13.16 20,387 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance-based Restricted Share Units (3) 02/15/2016   A   35,098     (4)   (4) Common Shares 35,098 (5) $ 0 35,098 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
METZ LAWRENCE F.
6000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054		       See Remarks  

Signatures

 /s/ Lawrence F. Metz   02/17/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the vesting of performance based restricted share units granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") on February 19, 2013.
(2) Disposition of common shares resulting from withholding of securities for the payment of tax liability relating to vesting of performance based restricted shares granted pursuant to the Plan to Mr. Metz, February 19, 2013.
(3) The restricted share units were issued pursuant to the Plan. Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share of the Registrant.
(4) The restricted share units shall be settled in common shares or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the shares, and shall be settled shortly after the Committee certifies the attainment of performance goals (the "settlement date"), but in no event later than 2 1/2 months after the expiration of the performance period. The units are forfeited if teh reporting person's employment is terminated prior to the settlement date. Certain special terms apply in the event of death, disability or a change of control.
(5) The reporting person received restricted share units that shall vest based (i) 50% upon the achievement of performance criteria relating to return on equity, underwriting performance, revenue growth and operating expense during the performance period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, and (ii) 50% upon individual performance as evaluated by the Compensation Committee. The recipient received a target award of 17,549 restricted share units, and 0 to 200% of such target award may vest depending upon the degree to which the performance targets are met. The 35,098 units reported represent 200% of the target award, which is the maximum number of units that may be earned.
 
Remarks:
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY

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