- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Hutchings W Preston	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. [ACGL]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Chief Investment Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle) WESSEX HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, 45 REID STREET	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2011
(Street) HAMILTON, D0 HM 12 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	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, $.0033 par value per share	5/9/2011		G	10602 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 0	44148 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share	5/9/2011		G	10602 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	65769 ⁽³⁾	I	By Company ⁽²⁾
Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share	5/11/2011		G	6000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 0	38148 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share	5/11/2011		G	6000 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	71769 ⁽³⁾	I	By Company ⁽²⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	On May 9, 2011 and May 11, 2011, the Reporting Person contributed 10,602 and 6,000 respectively, of his directly owned common shares of the issuer to a company which is owned by a family trust; the beneficiaries of the family trust are the Reporting Person, his spouse and their minor children.
( 2)	The shares are held by a company which is owned by a family trust; the beneficiaries of the family trust are the Reporting Person, his spouse and their minor children.
( 3)	The amount of common shares includes common shares acquired in connection with a 3-for-1 share split effectuated on May 11, 2011.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hutchings W Preston WESSEX HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR 45 REID STREET HAMILTON, D0 HM 12			SVP & Chief Investment Officer

Signatures
/s/ W. Preston Hutchings		1/12/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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