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Validus Holdings, Ltd.
29 Richmond Road
Pembroke HM 08
Bermuda
Mr. Robert F. Kuzloski
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Mailing Address:
Suite 1790
48 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 11
Bermuda
 
Telephone: (441) 278-9075
Facsimile: (441) 278-9090
robert.kuzloski@validusholdings.com
Website: www.validusholdings.com

July 27, 2018

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re:
Notice of Disclosure Filed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Validus Holdings, Ltd. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018.


Very truly yours,

VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD.

By:     /s/ Robert Kuzloski

Name: Robert Kuzloski
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel