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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FOX SAUL A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Global Indemnity plc [GBLI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP, INC., 3 BALA PLAZA EAST, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/07/2011 (Street) BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Ordinary Shares 10/07/2011   A   3,221 (1) A $ 18.78 691,576 I See Footnote (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Class A Ordinary Shares               537,748 I See Footnote (3) Class A Ordinary Shares               2,952,558 I See Footnote (4) Class A Ordinary Shares               129,678 I See Footnote (5) Class A Ordinary Shares               101,364 I See Footnote (6) Class A Ordinary Shares               33,788 I See Footnote (7) Class A Ordinary Shares               6,424 I See Footnote (8) Class A Ordinary Shares               6,424 I See Footnote (9) Class A Ordinary Shares               675 I See Footnote (10) Class A Ordinary Shares               338 I See Footnote (11) Class A Ordinary Shares               1,927 I See Footnote (12)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FOX SAUL A C/O GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP, INC. 3 BALA PLAZA EAST, SUITE 300 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	X	X

Signatures

/s/Linda Hohn Attorney-in-fact		10/07/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the grant of 1,420 shares of restricted Class A ordinary shares under the Issuer's Share Incentive Plan in recognition of service rendered as a Board member to Global Indemnity plc, and 1,801 shares of restricted Class A ordinary shares under the Issuer's Share Incentive Plan in recognition of service rendered as a Board member to Global Indemnity Group, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.
(2)	Mr. Fox has assigned his right to receive payment for his service as a Director of the Issuer to Mercury Assets Delaware LLC. The sole member of Mercury Assets Delaware LLC is The Mercury Trust. Mr. Fox is the sole trustee of the Mercury Trust. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by Mercury Assets Delaware LLC except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. Mr. Fox is a director of U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. A majority of the outstanding share capital of U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. is held by Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P. ("Fund II"). The sole managing general partner of Fund II is Fox Paine Capital International GP, L.P. ("GPLP"). The sole general partner of GPLP is Fox Paine International GP, Ltd. ("GPLTD"). As a result, GPLTD may be deemed to control the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. Mr. Fox is a director of GPLTD. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman) II, Ltd. Mr. Fox is a director of U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. A majority of the outstanding share capital of U.N. Holdings (Cayman) II, Ltd. is held by Fund II. The sole managing general partner of Fund II is GPLP. The sole general partner of GPLP is GPLTD. As a result, GPLTD may be deemed to control the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman) II, Ltd. Mr. Fox is a director of GPLTD. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Holdings (Cayman) II, Ltd. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund I (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund I (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund I (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund II (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund II (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund II (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund III (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund III (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund III (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(8)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund IV (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund IV (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund IV (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(9)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund V (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund V (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund II (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(10)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund VI (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund VI (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund VI (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(11)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund VIII (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund VIII (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund VIII (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(12)	Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox is a director of Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors GP, Ltd., which is the general partner of U.N. Co-Investment Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. Mr. Fox disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Shares owned by U.N. Co-Investment Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
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