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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 2, 2006
JAMES RIVER GROUP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-51480 05-0539572
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 Meadowmont Village Circle, Suite 333, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)
(919) 883-4171
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On August 2, 2006, James River Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the Company's financial results for the second quarter and
six months ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated August 2, 2006.
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SIGNATURE
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.
James River Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: August 2, 2006 By: /s/ Michael T. Oakes
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Name: Michael T. Oakes
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release dated August 2, 2006.
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