form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May
3, 2010
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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65
Market Street, Suite 1207
Camana
Bay
P.O.
Box 31110
Grand
Cayman
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)
None
(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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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 3,
2010, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. 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
99.1 Press release, dated May 3,
2010.
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 3, 2010
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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 3, 2010
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