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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
 
September 9, 2010
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
 

GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 

 
 
     
Cayman Islands
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-33493
(Commission file number)
N/A
(IRS employer identification no.)
     
65 Market Street, Suite 1207,
Camana Bay,

P.O. Box 31110,

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
KY1-1205
(Zip code)
 
(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):
 
o
 
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o
 
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o
 
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Item 8.01. Other Events
 
On September 9, 2010, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., issued a press release announcing the formation of a new subsidiary, Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland, Ltd. 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 8.01 (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.
 
 
Items 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits
 
 
 
 
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: September 9, 2010
 
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.
   
By:
/s/ Tim Courtis              
     
Tim Courtis
Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Document
 
       
99.1
 
Press Release dated September 9, 2010