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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD [VR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2008

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10080

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares	07/08/2008		P		1,000 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 22.03	5,715,285 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Common Shares	07/10/2008		S		145 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 21.64	5,715,140 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Common Shares	07/10/2008		S		200 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 21.643	5,714,940 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Common Shares	07/10/2008		S		100 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 21.65	5,714,840 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Shares	07/10/2008		S		555 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 21.66	5,714,285 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁹⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK, NY 10080	X

Signatures

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. By: Frank Marinaro		07/16/2008
^**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)	The transactions reported on this Form reflect transactions executed by the error correction section of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPFS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co., Inc."), to correct errors made in connection with trades made on behalf of clients.
(2)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. In connection with all of the transactions reported on this Form, the Reporting Person has agreed to voluntarily remit appropriate profits, if any, to Validus Holdings Ltd. The Reporting Person disclaims that the transactions reported on this Form are subject to reporting under Section 16(a) or disgorgement under Section 16(b), and this report shall not be deemed an admission that those sections apply to these transactions.
(3)	4,285,714 shares are owned directly by ML Global Private Equity Fund, L.P. ("MLGPE"), a partnership of which MLGPE LTD. is the general partner, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML Global Private Equity Partners, L.P., the general partner of which is Merrill Lynch GP, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML&Co., Inc. 1,428,571 shares are owned directly by Merrill Lynch Ventures L.P. 2001, a partnership of which Merrill Lynch Ventures, L.L.C., is the general partner, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
(4)	1,000 shares are owned directly by MLPFS.
(5)	The Reporting Person may be deemed a director by virtue of the fact that an employee of an affiliate of the Reporting Person serves as a director of the Issuer. ML&Co., Inc. disclaims its possible status as a director of the Issuer.
(6)	855 shares are owned directly by MLPFS.
(7)	655 shares are owned directly by MLPFS.
(8)	555 shares are owned directly by MLPFS.
(9)	No shares are owned directly by MLPFS.

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