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):        November 17, 2016

 

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   1-9371   51-0283071
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer    
Identification No.)

 

1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, New York   10018
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 752-1356

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

[    ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[    ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 17, 2016, Alleghany Corporation issued a press release announcing its preliminary estimate of losses related to Hurricane Matthew. A copy of such release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information hereunder shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

   99.1    Press release of Alleghany Corporation, dated November 17, 2016

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

    ALLEGHANY CORPORATION
Date: November 17, 2016     By:   /s/ John L. Sennott, Jr.
      Name:   John L. Sennott, Jr.
      Title:   Senior Vice President and chief financial officer

 

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release of Alleghany Corporation, dated November 17, 2016

 

 

 

 

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