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| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 AMENDMENT - GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD. | amendmenttoshareholdersrig.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
June 29, 2018
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, Jasmine Court, 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)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Amendment No. 1 to Shareholders' Agreement
On June 29, 2018, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (the "Registrant") entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2004 (the "Agreement") between the Registrant and David Einhorn, the Chairman of the Registrant’s Board of Directors and the president of Greenlight Capital, Inc. and DME Advisors, LP, which are affiliates of the Registrant, to extend the expiration date of the Agreement to June 30, 2021 (the "termination date"). Within one (1) year prior to the termination date, the Agreement can be extended for additional periods, each not to exceed ten (10) years.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 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, thereunto duly authorized.
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Tim Courtis | |
Name: | Tim Courtis | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | June 29, 2018 | |