8-K/A - Catlin Pro Forma


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 1, 2015
 
XL GROUP
Public Limited Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Ireland
 
1-10804
 
98-0665416
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

XL House, 8 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
 
2
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  +353 (1) 400-5500
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
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This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements Item 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by XL Group plc ("the Company") on May 4, 2015 to include pro forma financial information required by Part (b) of Item 9.01 relating to the Company's May 1, 2015 acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Catlin Group Limited ("Catlin"), pursuant to the Implementation and Merger Agreements between the Company, Catlin and Green Holdings Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, dated January 9, 2015. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2015 included the historical audited financial statements of Catlin required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K, included herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b)    Pro forma financial information
By amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 4, 2015, the Company's unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and the Company's unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the notes related thereto, are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated into this Item 9.01(b) by reference.
(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., dated June 26, 2015.
99.2
Catlin Group Limited Audited Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (No. 1-10804) filed on March 19, 2015.
99.3
XL Group plc Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.







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.

Date: June 26, 2015

 
 
XL Group plc
      (Registrant)
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kirstin Gould
 
 

Name:   Kirstin Gould
Title:     General Counsel and Secretary