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): August 13, 2007

 

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.)
     
802 West Bay Road
The Grand Pavilion
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  KY1-1205
(Zip Code)

(345) 745-4573
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 2.02. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 13, 2007, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached 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 purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated August 13, 2007.

 

 


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: August 13, 2007

 

GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.

 

 
By

/s/ Leonard Goldberg

 

 

 

Leonard Goldberg

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description of Document

99.1

 

Press release dated August 13, 2007.