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):       February 22, 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

 

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

 

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


Item 2.02        Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 22, 2017, Alleghany Corporation (“Alleghany”) issued a press release on the subject of its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 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

   Press release of Alleghany Corporation, dated February 22, 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:  February 22, 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      Press release of Alleghany Corporation, dated February 22, 2017

 

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