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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 02/10/2016 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essent Group Ltd. [ ESNT ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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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) |
Common shares, par value $0.015 | 206,753(1)(2) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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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) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Includes 44,015 restricted shares granted under the issuer's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan subject to time-based vesting, with (i) 10,968 shares vesting on January 1, 2017, (ii) 9,667 shares vesting on March 1, 2017, (iii) 8,491 shares vesting on March 1, 2018, (iv) 9,375 shares vesting on January 1, 2019, and (v) 5,514 shares vesting on March 1, 2019. |
2. Includes 53,417 restricted shares granted under the issuer's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan subject to performance and time-based vesting, with (i) 37,500 shares becoming earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2014 and vesting on January 1, 2018, (ii) 3,521 shares becoming earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2014 and vesting on March 1, 2017, (iii) 3,577 shares becoming earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2015 and vesting on March 1, 2018, and (iv) 8,819 shares becoming earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2016 and vesting on March 1, 2019. |
Remarks: |
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney |
Lawrence E. McAlee, as attorney-in-fact | 05/05/2016 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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