SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Zwillinger David

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.

32 VICTORIA STREET

(Street)

HAMILTON

HM 12

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/11/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. [ JRVR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares⁽¹⁾	414,360	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Immediately prior to the completion of the initial public offering of the Issuer, all outstanding Class A common shares of the Issuer will automatically convert into common shares of the Issuer on a 1 for 50 basis for no additional consideration.

2. The securities reported in this Form 3 (collectively, the "Common Shares") are directly held by D. E. Shaw CF-SP Franklin, L.L.C. ("CF-SP Franklin"), which holds 72,099 Common Shares; D. E. Shaw CH-SP Franklin, L.L.C. ("CH-SP Franklin"), which holds 204,141 Common Shares; and D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C ("Oculus Portfolios," and, together with CF-SP Franklin and CH-SP Franklin, the "D. E. Shaw Shareholders"), which holds 138,120 Common Shares.

3. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP"), as investment adviser to the D. E. Shaw Shareholders; D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. ("DESCO LLC"), as the manager of the D. E. Shaw Shareholders; Mr. David Zwillinger ("David Zwillinger"), as a Senior Vice President of DESCO LP, and Mr. Bryan Martin ("Bryan Martin"), as a Managing Director of DESCO LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the securities reported in this Form 3 for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The D. E. Shaw Shareholders, DESCO LLC, and DESCO LP have reported their beneficial ownership on separate Forms 3.

4. In accordance with instruction 5(b)(iv), the entire number of Common Shares of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the D. E. Shaw Shareholders, DESCO LLC, DESCO LP, David Zwillinger, and Bryan Martin is reported herein. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of any security listed in this Form 3, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Exhibit Index: 24.1 Power of Attorney

	/s/ Nathan Thomas, as Attorney-in-Fact for David Zwillinger	12/11/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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