As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2005

Registration No. 333-130036


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


XL CAPITAL LTD 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  Cayman Islands  98-0191089 
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 
  XL House   
  One Bermudiana Road  CT Corporation System 
  Hamilton HM 11 
111 Eighth Avenue 
  Bermuda  New York, New York 10011 
  (441) 292-8515  (212) 590-9200 
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, 
  of registrant’s principal executive offices)  including area code, of agent for service) 

XL CAPITAL FINANCE (EUROPE) PLC 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  England and Wales  N/A 
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 
  XL House  CT Corporation System 
  70 Gracechurch Street  111 Eighth Avenue 
  London EC3V 0XL  New York, New York 10011 
  England  (212) 590-9200 
  (44) 20 7933 7000  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, 
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,  including area code, of agent for service) 
  of registrant’s principal executive offices)   

XL CAPITAL TRUST I 
XL CAPITAL TRUST II 
XL CAPITAL TRUST III 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
  Delaware  Each Applied For 
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 
  XL House   
  One Bermudiana Road  CT Corporation System 
  Hamilton HM 11  111 Eighth Avenue 
  Bermuda  New York, New York 10011 
  (441) 292-8515  (212) 590-9200 
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, 
  of registrant’s principal executive offices)  including area code, of agent for service) 

Copies to: 
  Charles F. Barr, Esq.  Immanuel Kohn, Esq. 
  Executive Vice President and General Counsel  Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 
  XL Capital Ltd  80 Pine Street 
  XL House  New York, New York 10005-1702 
  One Bermudiana Road  (212) 701-3000 
  Hamilton HM 11   
  Bermuda   
  (441) 292-8515   


     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

     If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  /   /

     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   / X /

     If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  /   /

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  /   /

     If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  / X /

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  /   /


 


               
   
Calculation of Registration Fee
         

        Proposed maximum     Proposed maximum     
Title of each class of securities    Amount to be    offering price per     aggregate offering    Amount of 
to be registered(1)    registered   
unit
    price    registration fee 










XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Shares                 

XL Capital Ltd Preference                 
Ordinary Shares                 

XL Capital Ltd Debt Securities                 

XL Capital Ltd Ordinary                 
Share Warrants                 

XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share                 
Purchase Rights (3)                 

XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share                 
Purchase Contracts                 

XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share                 
Purchase Units (4)                 

       
(2)
         
XL Capital Finance (Europe) plc                 
Senior Debt Securities                 

XL Capital Ltd Guarantees of XL                 
Capital Finance (Europe) plc                 
Senior Debt Securities (5)                 

XL Capital Ltd Subordinated                 
Deferrable Interest Debentures                 

XL Capital Trust I Trust                 
Preferred Securities                 

XL Capital Trust II Trust                 
Preferred Securities                 

XL Capital Trust III Trust                 
Preferred Securities                 

Trust Preferred Securities Guarantees                 
by XL Capital Ltd (6)                 











(1) These XL Capital Ltd offered securities may be sold separately, together as units or with other offered securities.
 
(2) An unspecified amount of securities or initial aggregate offering price of each identified class is being registered hereunder. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued as units. The registrants filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-116245) on June 7, 2004, which became effective on August 6, 2004, covering the registration of an indeterminate number of securities up to a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $1,934,000,000, of which $984,000,000 proposed maximum aggregate offering price of such securities has not been sold by the registrants under such prior Registration Statement and for which unsold securities the registrants previously paid a registration fee of $124,672.80. In addition, on November 30, 2005, the registrants paid a registration fee, in the aggregate, of $324,727.20. On December 9, 2005, XL Capital Ltd consummated offerings of $2,529,988,500 of XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Shares, including XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ overallotment option, and $745,000,000 of XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share Purchase Units. The registration fee of $430,138.77 due in connection with such offerings was offset by the registration fee of $324,727.20 that was paid by the registrants on November 30, 2005 and by $105,411.57 of the previously paid registration fee of $124,672.80 associated with the unsold securities referred to above pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act. With respect to any additional of amounts of XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Shares and XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share Purchase Units and all other securities that may be offered and sold under this registration statement, the registrants have elected to rely on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act to defer all of the registration fee with respect to such securities.
 
(3) The XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Share Purchase Rights are issued with the XL Capital Ltd Ordinary Shares for no additional consideration.
 
(4) Each Ordinary Share Purchase Unit consists of (a) an Ordinary Share Purchase Contract, under which the holder or XL Capital Ltd, upon settlement, will purchase a fixed or varying number of Ordinary Shares, and (b) a beneficial interest in either XL Capital Ltd Debt Securities (which may be senior or subordinated), XL Capital Finance (Europe) plc Senior Debt Securities, XL Capital Ltd Preference Ordinary Shares, Preferred Securities of an XL Capital Trust or debt or equity obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, in each case purchased with the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Share Purchase Units. No separate consideration will be received for the Ordinary Share Purchase Contracts or the related beneficial interests.
 
(5) No separate consideration will be received for the Guarantees.
 
(6) No separate consideration will be received for the Guarantees. The Guarantees include the rights of holders of the Trust Preferred Securities under the Guarantees and certain backup undertakings, comprised of obligations of XL Capital Ltd under the Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures Indenture and any supplemental indentures thereto and under the applicable declaration of trust to provide certain indemnities in respect of, and be responsible for certain costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of, each of XL Capital Trust I, XL Capital Trust II and XL Capital Trust III, each as described in this registration statement. All obligations under the applicable declaration of trust, including the indemnity obligation, are included in the backup undertakings.
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been filed by the registrants solely for the purpose of updating the Calculation of Registration Fee table and providing updated EDGAR fee information to reflect the ultimate size of the securities offerings consummated by XL Capital Ltd on December 9, 2005.


SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton and Country of Bermuda, on December 20, 2005.

  XL CAPITAL LTD 
     
  By: /s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
    Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature   
      Title 
      Date 
 
           
/s/ Brian M. O’Hara    President, Chief Executive 
December  20,  2005 

Officer and Director 
Name: Brian M. O’Hara    (Principal Executive Officer)       
           
 
/s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer    Executive Vice President 
December  20,  2005 

and Chief Financial Officer 
Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer    (Principal Financial Officer       
    and Principal Accounting       
    Officer)       
           
 
* 
  Director and Chairman of 
December  20,  2005 

the Board of Directors 
Name: Michael P. Esposito, Jr.           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: Dale R. Comey           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: Eugene M. McQuade           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: Robert S. Parker           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: Cyril E. Rance           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: Alan Z. Senter           
       
       
* 
  Director 
December  20,  2005 

Name: John T. Thornton           


                               Signature   
      Title 
      Date 
 
             
* 
 
Director 
    December 20, 2005   

Name: Ellen E. Thrower   
       
             
             
* 
 
Director 
    December 20, 2005   

Name: John W. Weiser   
       
             
             
*By: /s/ Kirstin Romann Gould    
       

Attorney-in-Fact   
       


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton and Country of Bermuda, on December 20, 2005.

   
XL CAPITAL FINANCE (EUROPE) PLC 
     
     
  By: /s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
    Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer 
    Title: Director 
     
  By: /s/ Fiona Luck 
   
    Name: Fiona Luck 
    Title: Director 
     
   By: /s/ Kirstin Romann Gould 
   
    Name: Kirstin Romann Gould 
    Title: Secretary 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton and Country of Bermuda, on December 20, 2005.

    XL CAPITAL TRUST I 
     
     
  By: /s/ Brian M. O’Hara 
   
   
Name: Brian M. O’Hara
    Title: Trustee 
     
   By: /s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
    Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer 
    Title: Trustee 
     
  By: /s/ Paul S. Giordano 
   
   
Name: Paul S. Giordano
    Title: Trustee 


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton and Country of Bermuda, on December 20, 2005.

    XL CAPITAL TRUST II 
     
     
  By: /s/ Brian M. O’Hara 
   
   
Name: Brian M. O’Hara
   
Title: Trustee 
   
  By:
/s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
   
Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
Title: Trustee 
   
  By:
/s/ Paul S. Giordano 
   
   
Name: Paul S. Giordano
   
Title: Trustee 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton and Country of Bermuda, on December 20, 2005.

    XL CAPITAL TRUST III 
     
     
  By: /s/ Brian M. O’Hara 
   
   
Name: Brian M. O’Hara
   
Title: Trustee 
   
  By:
/s/ Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
   
Name: Jerry M. de St. Paer 
   
Title: Trustee 
   
  By:
/s/ Paul S. Giordano 
   
   
Name: Paul S. Giordano
   
Title: Trustee 


                                                         EXHIBIT INDEX 
 
Exhibit Number    Description 


23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relating to the consolidated financial 
    statements of XL Capital Ltd.