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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):      November 1, 2016

 

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

          Delaware    1-9371        51-0283071  
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer      
of incorporation)       Identification No.)  

 

      1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, New York        10018   
            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)   

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 752-1356

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:

 

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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))


Item 2.02        Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 1, 2016, Alleghany Corporation issued a press release on the subject of its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of such release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information hereunder shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1              2016 Third Quarter Earnings Release, dated November 1, 2016

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

  ALLEGHANY CORPORATION
Date:  November 1, 2016   By:    /s/ John L. Sennott, Jr.                            
    Name:   John L. Sennott, Jr.
    Title:  

Senior Vice President and
chief financial officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number    Description            
      99.1                                    2016 Third Quarter Earnings Release, dated November 1, 2016

 

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