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 1, 2016
| ALLEGHANY CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 1-9371 | 51-0283071 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||||
| of incorporation) | 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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 1, 2016, Alleghany Corporation issued a press release on the subject of its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. 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 2016 Third Quarter Earnings Release, dated November 1, 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 1, 2016 | By: | /s/ John L. Sennott, Jr. | ||||
| Name: | John L. Sennott, Jr. | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | 2016 Third Quarter Earnings Release, dated November 1, 2016 | |
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