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^*

Curran Christopher G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD.

CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET

(Street)

HAMILTON

HM 11

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essent Group Ltd. [ ESNT ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Corporate Development

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)
Common shares, par value $0.015	141,756⁽¹⁾	D

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. Includes 45,444 restricted shares granted under the issuer's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, of which (i) 30,513 shares are subject to time-based vesting (consisting of 13,552 vesting on March 1, 2019, 8,231 shares vesting on March 1, 2020, 5,475 shares vesting on March 1, 2021, and 3,255 shares vesting on March 1, 2022), (ii) 8,267 shares will become earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2017 and vest on March 1, 2020, and (iii) 6,664 shares will become earned based upon the issuer's compounded annual book value per share growth percentage during a three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2018 and vest on March 1, 2021.

Remarks:

	Lawrence E. McAlee, Attorney-in-Fact	02/20/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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