XL Group holders tender 97.7% of series C preference ordinary shares

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 15 - XL Group plc subsidiary XL Group Ltd. received tenders for $70,275,000, or 97.7%, of its $71.9 million of series C preference ordinary shares, according to a company news release.

Holders tendered 2,811,000 of the 2,876,000 outstanding preferreds, which have a liquidation preference of $25 each.

The company will pay $25 per preferred plus accrued dividends up to but excluding the purchase date.

The tender offer began July 18 and expired at 5 p.m. ET on Aug. 15.

The tender offer was not contingent on any minimum number of preferreds being tendered or the availability of financing.

The company planned to use proceeds from a sale of senior notes due 2021 to fund the offer.

The dealer manager for the tender offer was Goldman Sachs & Co. (800 828-3182 or 212 357-4692). The information agent was Global Bondholder Services Corp. (866 857-2200).

XL Group provides insurance and reinsurance coverage. Its corporate headquarters are in Dublin, and its executive offices are in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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