UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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 7,
2006
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XL
CAPITAL LTD
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman
Islands
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1-10809
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98-0191089
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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XL
House, One Bermudiana Road, Hamilton, Bermuda HM 11
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (441) 292 8515
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The
following information is being furnished under Item 2.02, “Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.” This information shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the
“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
On
February
7, 2006,
XL
Capital Ltd issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
by reference herein announcing the results for the fourth quarter and full
year
of 2005.
Item
9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release (“XL CAPITAL LTD REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2005 NET LOSS OF $821.9
MILLION, OR A NET LOSS OF $5.51 PER ORDINARY SHARE AFTER THE CHARGE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTERTHUR DECISION AND THE NATURAL CATASTROPHES”)
dated February 7, 2006.
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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.
Date: February
8, 2006
XL
CAPITAL LTD
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
Fiona
Luck
Name:
Fiona
Luck
Title:
Executive
Vice President,
Global
Head of Corporate Services &