form8k_10q.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
November
4, 2008
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported)
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE,
LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Cayman
Islands
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-33493
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N/A
(IRS
employer identification no.)
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802
West Bay Road
The
Grand Pavilion
P.O.
Box 31110
Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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KY1-1205
(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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Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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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
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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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On
November 4,
2008, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its
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.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press
release, dated November 4, 2008.
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.
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Dated:
November 4, 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
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Description
of Document
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