form8k.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
May
4, 2009
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
(Commission
file number)
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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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communications pursuant to 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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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 May 4,
2009, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. 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 May 4, 2009.
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: May 4, 2009
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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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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 4, 2009
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