Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: May 4, 2009
Reporting Period: First quarter ended March 31, 2009
Context: The registrant filed this report to announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2009 via a press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided filing text serves as a cover document referencing a press release (Exhibit 99.1) but does not contain the specific financial data within the text itself. Consequently, the following metrics are not available in the source text:
- Revenue: Not provided in filing text.
- Profit: Not provided in filing text.
- Cash Flow: Not provided in filing text.
- Margins: Not provided in filing text.
- Debt and Liquidity: Not provided in filing text.
Material Changes
The filing text does not provide specific numerical comparisons or descriptions of material changes versus the prior comparable period. It only indicates that results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, were announced.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The filing states that a press release was issued on May 4, 2009, containing the results. The text notes that the information in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, limiting liability and incorporation by reference.
Guidance and Risks: No specific guidance, outlook, risk factors, or contingencies are detailed in the provided text.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 (Press Release dated May 4, 2009) to obtain actual revenue, profit, and balance sheet figures, as they are not present in the 8-K body text.
- Verify the "furnished" status of the data, noting it may not be subject to the same liability standards as "filed" documents under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
- Confirm the identity of the signatory, Tim Courtis, Chief Financial Officer, who authorized the report on May 4, 2009.