Form 8-K

 

 

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): January 27, 2015

 

 

Enstar Group Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda   001-33289   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box HM 2267, Windsor Place, 3rd Floor
22 Queen Street, Hamilton HM JX Bermuda		   N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-3645

 

 

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On January 27, 2015, Enstar Group Limited (the “Company”) and Sussex Holdings, Inc. (“Sussex”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the purchase of all of the shares of Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Companion”) from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Companion is a South Carolina-based insurance group writing property, casualty, specialty and workers compensation business, and has also provided fronting and third party administrative services.

The total consideration for the transaction was $218 million in cash, which was financed 50% through borrowings under the previously announced Term Facility Agreement with National Australia Bank Limited and Barclays Bank PLC (the “Companion Facility”) and 50% from cash on hand.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On January 27, 2015, Sussex borrowed the full $109 million available under the Companion Facility to fund 50% of the consideration payable in connection with the Companion acquisition. A description of the material terms of the Companion Facility is included in Item 2.03 of the Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company filed on December 31, 2014, and that description is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

 

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED
Date: January 29, 2015 By:

/s/ Richard J. Harris

Richard J. Harris
Chief Financial Officer