Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information and number of holders
Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “GLRE.” During 2023, we eliminated our dual-class share structure (see Note 10 “ Share Capital ” of the consolidated financial statements).
On March 7, 2025, there were 67 holders of record of our ordinary shares. This figure does not include the beneficial owners of our ordinary shares held in “street name” or held through participants in depositories, such as the Depository Trust Company.
Dividends
Since inception, we have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares.
Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of our Articles and the Companies Law. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Company, the holders of ordinary shares are entitled to share equally and ratably in our assets, if any remain after the payment of all of our debts and liabilities and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares.
We currently do not intend to declare and pay dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors would only approve a dividend after taking into account our capital and liquidity position. In addition, a credit facility prohibits us from paying dividends (i) during an event of default as defined in the credit agreement, (ii) if such payment would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries or (iii) if we are not in compliance with certain specified financial covenants pertaining to leverage, capital requirements and minimum liquidity. Our future dividend policy will also depend on the requirements of any future financing agreements to which we may be a party and other factors considered relevant by our Board of Directors, such as our results of operations and cash flows, our financial position, and capital requirements, general business conditions, rating agency guidelines, legal, tax, regulatory and any contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends. Further, any future declaration and payment of dividends are discretionary, and our Board of Directors may, at any time, modify or revoke our dividend policy on our ordinary shares. Finally, our ability to pay dividends also depends on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. Although Greenlight Capital Re is not subject to any significant legal prohibitions on the payment of dividends, Greenlight Re and GRIL are subject to regulatory constraints that affect their ability to pay dividends and include minimum net worth requirements. At December 31, 2024, Greenlight Re and GRIL both exceeded the minimum statutory capital requirements. Any dividends we pay will be declared and paid in U.S. dollars.
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Performance Graph
Presented below is a line graph comparing the yearly change in the cumulative total shareholder return on our ordinary shares for the five year period commencing December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024 against the total return index for the Russell 2000 Index, or RUT, and the S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance Index, or S&P Insurance Index, for the same period. The performance graph assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2019 in the ordinary shares of Greenlight Capital Re, the RUT and the S&P Insurance Index. The performance graph also assumes that all dividends are reinvested.
The performance reflected in the graph above is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
This graph and related information presented is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed filed with the SEC, is not subject to Regulation 14A or 14C or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by us under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
Refer to Note 10 “ Share Capital ” of the consolidated financial statements for a summary of our share repurchase plan (the “Plan”). There were no share repurchases made during the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
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