SCHEDULE 13G
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Primus Guaranty, Ltd.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, par value $0.08 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
G72457107
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(CUSIP Number)
October 5, 2004
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/ / Rule 13d-1(c)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
SCHEDULE 13G -2-
CUSIP No. G72457107
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
XL Capital Ltd
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions) (a) / /
(b) / /
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Bermuda
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5. Sole Voting Power
0
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Number of 6. Shared Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially 15,320,174 (see Item 4)
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Owned by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person With: 0
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
15,320,174 (see Item 4)
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
15,320,174
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10. Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
/ /
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
34.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
SCHEDULE 13G -3-
CUSIP No. G72457107
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions) (a) / /
(b) / /
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Bermuda
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5. Sole Voting Power
0
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Number of 6. Shared Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially 14,901,481 (see Item 4)
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Owned by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person With: 0
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
14,901,481 (see Item 4)
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
14,901,481
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10. Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
/ /
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
33.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
SCHEDULE 13G -4-
CUSIP No. G72457107
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C.
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions) (a) / /
(b) / /
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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5. Sole Voting Power
0
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Number of 6. Shared Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially 418,693 (see Item 4)
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Owned by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person With: 0
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
418,693 (see Item 4)
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
418,693
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10. Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
/ /
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.0%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO (Limited Liability Company)
SCHEDULE 13G -5-
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Primus Guaranty, Ltd. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed jointly by each of the following persons
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") under Section 13 of the Act:
(i) XL Capital Ltd;
(ii) XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd; and
(iii) XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C. (collectively the
"Reporting Persons")
XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd is the record owner of 13,486,735 shares of
the Issuer's Common Shares and of warrants to purchase 1,414,746
Common Shares exercisable until March 14, 2007. XL Insurance (Bermuda)
Ltd, a Bermuda corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of XL Capital
Ltd.
XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C. is the record owner of 418,693
shares of the Issuer's Common Shares, par value $0.08 per share (the
"Common Shares"). XL Capital Partners Corporation, a Cayman Islands
corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd, is the
General Partner of XL Capital Partners I, LP and XL Principal Partners
I, LP, which are the Managing Members of XL Capital Principal Partners
I, L.L.C.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
The Address of the Principal Business Office of each Reporting Person
is:
XL House
One Bermudiana Road
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
(i) XL Capital Ltd -- Bermuda
(ii) XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd -- Bermuda
(iii) XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C. -- Delaware
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Issuer's Common Shares, par value $0.08 per share.
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
SCHEDULE 13G -6-
G72457107
Item 3. Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount beneficially owned by each Reporting Person:
(i) XL Capital Ltd 15,320,174*
(ii) XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd 14,901,481*
(iii) XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C. 418,693*
*As of October 5, 2004, the completion date of the Issuer's
initial public offering, and as of the date hereof, the
amount beneficially owned by XL Capital Ltd includes
13,486,735 Common Shares owned by XL Insurance (Bermuda)
Ltd, 418,693 Common Shares owned by XL Capital Principal
Partners I, L.L.C. and warrants to purchase 1,414,746 Common
Shares held by XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. Such warrants are
exercisable until March 14, 2007.
(b) Percent of class:
(i) XL Capital Ltd 34.7%**
(ii) XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd 33.7%**
(iii) XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C. 1.0%**
**These figures are calculated based on 42,787,843 Common
Shares issued and outstanding as of November 8, 2004, as
reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2004, increased in the case of XL Insurance
(Bermuda) Ltd and XL Capital Ltd, by warrants to purchase
1,414,746 Common Shares held by XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd.
(c)
XL Capital Ltd
Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote: 15,320,174
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 15,320,174
XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd
Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote: 14,901,481
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 14,901,481
XL Capital Principal Partners I, L.L.C.
Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote: 418,693
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 418,693
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person:
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
See Exhibit A hereto.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certifications:
Not Applicable
SCHEDULE 13G -8-
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 26, 2005
XL CAPITAL LTD
By: /s/ Fiona E. Luck
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Name: Fiona E. Luck
Title: Executive Vice Prfesident, Global Head of
Corporate Services and Assistant
Secretary
XL INSURANCE (BERMUDA) LTD
By: /s/ Christopher Coelho
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Name: Christopher Coelho
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
XL CAPITAL PRINCIPAL PARTNERS I, L.L.C.
By: XL CAPITAL PARTNERS CORPORATION(1)
By: /s/ Fiona E. Luck
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Name: Fiona E. Luck
Title: Director
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1 XL Capital Partners Corporation, a Cayman Islands corporation, is the
General Partner of XL Capital Partners I, LP and XL Principal Partners I,
LP, which are the Managing Members of XL Capital Principal Partners I,
L.L.C.
EXHIBIT A
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of
them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect
to the Common Shares, par value $0.08 per share, of Primus Guaranty, Ltd., a
Bermuda company, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included
as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being
duly authorized, hereby execute this Agreement as of the date noted below.
Dated: January 26, 2005
XL CAPITAL LTD
By: /s/ Fiona E. Luck
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Name: Fiona E. Luck
Title: Executive Vice Prfesident, Global Head of
Corporate Services and Assistant
Secretary
XL INSURANCE (BERMUDA) LTD
By: /s/ Christopher Coelho
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Name: Christopher Coelho
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
XL CAPITAL PRINCIPAL PARTNERS I, L.L.C.
By: XL CAPITAL PARTNERS CORPORATION(1)
By: /s/ Fiona E. Luck
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Name: Fiona E. Luck
Title: Director
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1 XL Capital Partners Corporation, a Cayman Islands corporation, is the
General Partner of XL Capital Partners I, LP and XL Principal Partners I,
LP, which are the Managing Members of XL Capital Principal Partners I,
L.L.C.