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):      August 3, 2017

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company        ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.            ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 3, 2017, Alleghany Corporation issued a press release on the subject of its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. 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              2017 Second Quarter Earnings Release, dated August 3, 2017

 

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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:  August 3, 2017   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    2017 Second Quarter Earnings Release, dated August 3, 2017

 

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