X0303 4 2010-12-31 0 0000875159 XL GROUP PLC XL 0001489492 Rich Simon Donald XL HOUSE ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD HAMILTON D0 HM 11 BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 SVP, Corporate Controller Dividend Equivalent Rights 2010-12-31 4 A 0 82.85 0.00 A Class A Common Shares 82.85 371.75 D Dividend equivalent rights accrued on 2010 restricted stock unit award. Dividends will vest proportionately with the restricted stock units to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of XL common stock John Kelly, Attorney in fact for Simon Rich 2011-01-04