SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Richmond Hill Investments, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 375 HUDSON STREET 12TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10014 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Global Indemnity plc [ GBLI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Ordinary Shares	04/20/2012		P		1,502	A	$17.96(1)	1,876,099	I(3)	See footnote.(4)(5)
Class A Ordinary Shares	04/24/2012		P		11,065	A	$17.71(2)	1,887,164	I(3)	See footnote.(4)(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Richmond Hill Investments, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 375 HUDSON STREET 12TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10014 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Essex Equity Joint Investment Vehicle, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 375 HUDSON STREET 12TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10014 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Maher Basil (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ESSEX EQUITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 70 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 105 (Street) LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Maher M. Brian (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ESSEX EQUITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 70 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 105 (Street) LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.95 to $17.97, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Global Indemnity plc, any security holder of Global Indemnity plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within such range.

2. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.31 to $17.90, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Global Indemnity plc, any security holder of Global Indemnity plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within such range.

3. The amount of securities shown in this row is owned directly by Essex Equity Joint Investment Vehicle, LLC (the "Fund").

4. As the investment manager of the Fund, Richmond Hill Investments, LLC (the "Investment Manager") may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities held by the Fund. The Investment Manager disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any.

5. Each of Basil Maher and M. Brian Maher (collectively, the "Individual Reporting Persons"), as a member of the investment committee of the Investment Manager, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities held by the Fund. Each of the Individual Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any.

	/s/ John Liu, Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Hill Investments, LLC	04/24/2012
	/s/ John Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Richmond Hill Investments, LLC, its Investment Manager	04/24/2012
	/s/ John Liu, Attorney-in-fact for Basil Maher	04/24/2012
	/s/ John Liu, Attorney-in-fact for M. Brian Maher	04/24/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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