form8k_oct1.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) October 1, 2008
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE,
LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in charter)
Cayman
Islands
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001-33493
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N/A
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission file
number)
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(IRS
employer
identification
no.)
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802
West Bay Rd., The Grand Pavilion
P.O.
Box 31110
Grand
Cayman, KY1-1205
Cayman
Islands
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KY1-1205
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(345)
943-4573
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On October 1, 2008, Greenlight Capital
Re, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for
the third quarter of fiscal year 2008. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
In
accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information set forth
in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall be deemed “furnished” and not
“filed” with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release, dated October
1, 2008.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Dated:
October
1, 2008
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GREENLIGHT
CAPITAL RE, LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Tim Courtis_______
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Tim
Courtis
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Chief
Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press
Release dated October 1, 2008
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