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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.) |
P.O. Box HM 2267
Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 18 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX
Bermuda
Telephone: (441) 292-3645
(Address, including zip code, telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The Enstar Group, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Corporation Service Company
80 State Street
Albany, New York 12207-2543
(800) 927-9800
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Richard J. Harris
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Robert C. Juelke, Esq. |
Chief Financial Officer
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
Enstar Group Limited
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One Logan Square |
P.O. Box HM 2267
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18th & Cherry Street |
Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 18 Queen Street
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 |
Hamilton HM JX |
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Bermuda |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be |
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Amount to be |
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Maximum Offering |
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Aggregate Offering |
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Registered |
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Registered |
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Price Per Share |
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Registration Fee |
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Ordinary Shares ($1.00 par value)
issuable pursuant to options
outstanding under The Enstar Group,
Inc. 1997 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
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460,949 (1) |
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$25.79 (2) |
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$11,887,875 |
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$468 |
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Ordinary Shares ($1.00 par value)
issuable pursuant to options
outstanding under The Enstar Group,
Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock
Option Plan |
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29,422 (1) |
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$19.27 (2) |
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$ 566,962 |
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$ 23 |
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Total Amount of Registration Fee |
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$491 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
covers such additional ordinary shares as may become issuable as a result of any share split,
share dividend or other change in the capitalization of the Registrant. |
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Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), the proposed maximum offering price per
share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are
based upon the weighted average exercise price. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Introductory Statement
Enstar Group Limited, formerly known as Castlewood Holdings Limited (the Registrant), is
filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to up to 460,949 of its ordinary
shares, par value $1.00 per share issuable in connection with the The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997
Omnibus Incentive Plan and up to 29,422 of its ordinary shares issuable in connection with The
Enstar Group, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (together, the Old Enstar Stock
Option Plans).
Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 23, 2006, as amended
November 21, 2006, among the Registrant, CWMS Subsidiary Corp. (the Registrants wholly-owned
subsidiary) and The Enstar Group, Inc. (Old Enstar), Old Enstar merged with and into CWMS
Subsidiary Corp. on January 31, 2007 (the Effective Time). At the Effective Time, the Registrant
assumed all then outstanding and unexercised options to purchase shares of Old Enstar common stock
under the Old Enstar Stock Option Plans, which, as a result of such assumption, became options to
purchase the Registrants ordinary shares.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) by the Registrant:
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The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
filed with the SEC on March 16, 2007; |
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007,
filed with the SEC on May 10, 2007; |
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007,
filed with the SEC on August 9, 2007;
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
filed with the SEC on November 9, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K12B, filed with the SEC on January 31, 2006; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2007, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 6, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 19, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 11, 2007; |
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The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2007; and |
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The description of the Registrants share capital contained in Exhibit 99.1 of its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating any such description. |
In addition, each document filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or that deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold under this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part hereof.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
From and after the effective time of our merger with Old Enstar, we agreed to indemnify and
hold harmless all past and present directors, officers, employees and agents of Old Enstar and its
subsidiaries before the consummation of the merger for losses in connection with any action arising
out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by them in their
capacities as such at or before the effective time of the merger.
We will indemnify or advance expenses to such persons to the same extent such persons were
indemnified or had the right to advancement of expenses under Old Enstars articles of
incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements, if any, as these documents existed on the
date of the merger, and to the fullest extent permitted by law. We also have agreed that to the
extent permitted by law, and for a period of six years after the effective time of the merger, the
provisions that were contained in the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Old Enstar at the
time of the merger regarding elimination of liability of directors, indemnification of officers,
directors and employees and advancement of expenses will (i) be included and caused to be
maintained in effect in our memorandum of association and amended and restated bye-laws and (ii) be
included and caused to be maintained in effect in Enstar USA, Inc.s articles of incorporation and
bylaws.
In addition, we have agreed that Enstar USA, Inc. will cause to be maintained, for a period of
six years after the consummation of the merger, the policies of directors and officers liability
insurance and fiduciary liability insurance that were maintained by Old Enstar at the time of the
merger with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or before the effective
time of the merger. We may substitute policies of at least the same coverage and amounts
containing terms and conditions which are, in the aggregate, no less advantageous to the insured.
Such substitute policies must be issued by insurance companies having the same or better ratings
and levels of creditworthiness as the insurance companies that have issued the current policies.
Under the Bermuda Companies Act, no indemnification may be provided if the individual is
fraudulent or dishonest in the performance of his or her duties to the Registrant (unless a court
determines otherwise).
Our amended and restated bye-laws provide that all of our directors and officers will be
indemnified and held harmless out of the assets of the Registrant from and against all losses
incurred by such persons in connection with the execution of their duties as directors and
officers, except that such indemnity will not extend to any matter in which such person is found,
in a final judgment or decree not subject to appeal, to have committed fraud or dishonesty. In
addition, our amended and restated bye-laws provide that each shareholder waives any claim, whether
individually or on behalf of the Registrant, against any director or officer on account of any
action taken by such director or officer, or the failure of such director or officer to take any
action in the performance of his duties with or for the Registrant or any subsidiary thereof,
provided that such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty
which may attach to such director or officer.
Our bye-laws do not eliminate our directors fiduciary duties. The limitation on liability
and the waiver of claims of our shareholders may, however, discourage or deter shareholders or
management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for a breach of their fiduciary duties, even
though such an action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited us and our shareholders. This
provision should not
affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission based upon a
directors breach of his or her fiduciary duties.
We also have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers,
which provide, among other things, that the we will, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee if, by reason of such indemnitees status as one of our
directors or officers, such indemnitee was, is or threatened to be made a party or participant in
any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether of a civil, criminal, administrative,
regulatory or investigative nature, against all judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, interest
and amounts paid in settlement and incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding.
In addition, each indemnification agreement provides for the advancement of expenses incurred by
the indemnitee in connection with any proceeding covered by the agreement, subject to certain
exceptions. None of the indemnification agreements precludes any other rights to indemnification
or advancement of expenses to which the indemnitee may be entitled, including but not limited to,
any rights arising under our governing documents, or any other agreement, any vote of our
shareholders or any applicable law.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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4.1
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Memorandum of Association of Castlewood Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the proxy statement/prospectus that forms a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Registrant, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and declared effective December 15, 2006). |
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Second Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of the Registrant (formerly Castlewood Holdings
Limited) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Form 8-K12B,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2007). |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among Castlewood
Holdings Limited, Trident II, L.P., Marsh & McLennan Capital Professionals Fund,
L.P., Marsh & McLennan Employees Securities Company, L.P., J. Christopher Flowers,
Dominic F. Silvester and other parties thereto set forth on the Schedule of
Shareholders attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrants Form 8-K12B, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 31, 2007.) |
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The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997 Amended Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Enstar Group, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2001), as amended
by the Amendment to the 1997 Omnibus Inventive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Annex A to the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Enstar
Group, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22,
2003). |
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The Enstar Group, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Annex B to the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of The Enstar Group, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 8, 2001). |
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5.1*
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Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel, regarding legality of securities. |
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15.1*
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Deloitte & Touche Letter Regarding Unaudited Financial Information. |
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23.1*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche (for Enstar Group Limited). |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche (for Inter-Ocean Holdings Ltd.). |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (for Enstar USA, Inc.). |
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23.4*
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Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1*
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page). |
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective Registration
Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offering herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda, on this 25th day of
January, 2008.
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED
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/s/ Dominic F. Silvester
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Dominic F. Silvester |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Richard J. Harris and Paul J. OShea, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file this
Registration Statement and any amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all
documents required to be filed with respect therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any regulatory authority, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 25th day of
January, 2008.
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/s/ Dominic F. Silvester
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/s/ Richard J. Harris
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Dominic F. Silvester
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Richard J. Harris |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Chief Financial Officer (signing in his capacity as both
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) |
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/s/ John J. Oros |
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Paul J. OShea
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John J. Oros |
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Executive Vice President and Director
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Executive Chairman and Director |
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/s/ J. Christopher Flowers
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/s/ T. Whit Armstrong |
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J. Christopher Flowers
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T. Whit Armstrong |
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Director
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Director |
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/s/ T. Wayne Davis
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/s/ Paul J. Collins |
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T. Wayne Davis
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Paul J. Collins |
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Director
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Director |
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/s/ Robert J. Campbell |
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Gregory L. Curl
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Robert J. Campbell |
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Director
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Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4.1
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Memorandum of Association of Castlewood Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the proxy statement/prospectus that forms a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Registrant, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and declared effective December 15, 2006). |
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4.2
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Second Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of the Registrant (formerly Castlewood Holdings
Limited) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Form 8-K12B,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2007). |
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4.3
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among Castlewood
Holdings Limited, Trident II, L.P., Marsh & McLennan Capital Professionals Fund,
L.P., Marsh & McLennan Employees Securities Company, L.P., J. Christopher Flowers,
Dominic F. Silvester and other parties thereto set forth on the Schedule of
Shareholders attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrants Form 8-K12B, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 31, 2007.) |
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4.4
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The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997 Amended Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Enstar Group, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2001), as amended
by the Amendment to the 1997 Omnibus Inventive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Annex A to the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Enstar
Group, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22,
2003). |
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4.5
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The Enstar Group, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Annex B to the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of The Enstar Group, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 8, 2001). |
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5.1*
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Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel, regarding legality of securities. |
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15.1*
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Deloitte & Touche Letter Regarding Unaudited Financial Information. |
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23.1*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche (for Enstar Group Limited). |
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23.2*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche (for Inter-Ocean Holdings Ltd.). |
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23.3*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (for Enstar USA, Inc.). |
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23.4*
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Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1*
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page). |
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EXHIBIT 5.1
[CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN LETTERHEAD]
25 January 2008
Enstar Group Limited
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM11
Bermuda
Dear Sirs
Enstar Group Limited (the Company)
The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Incentive Plan and The Enstar Group, Inc. 2001
Outside Directors Stock Option Plan
We have acted as special legal counsel in Bermuda to the Company in connection with a registration
statement on form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on 25
January 2008 (the Registration Statement, which term does not include any other document or
agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule
thereto) relating to the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the Securities Act) of an aggregate of 490,371 ordinary shares of par value US$1.00 each (the
Ordinary Shares), issuable pursuant to The Enstar Group, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Incentive Plan and The
Enstar Group, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (together the Plans, which term does
not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or
attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement and
the Plans. We have also reviewed the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company,
each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 25 January 2008, a copy of the agreement and plan
of merger dated as of May 23, 2006, copies of minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of
the Company held on 20 May 2006 (the Minutes) and such other documents and made such enquires as
to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.
We have assumed (a) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the
originals of all copies (whether or not certified) of all documents examined by us and the
authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken, (b) that where a
document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the
form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes
thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention, (c) the accuracy and completeness of
all factual representations made in the Registration Statement, the Plans and other documents
reviewed by us, (d) that the resolutions contained in the Minutes were passed at one or more duly
convened, constituted and quorate meetings, or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full
force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended, (e) that there is no provision of the law
of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have any implication in relation to the
opinions expressed herein, (f) the validity and binding effect under the laws of the State of
Georgia of the Plans in accordance with their terms; (g) that there is no provision of any award
agreement which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; (h) that,
upon the issue of any Ordinary Shares, the Company will receive consideration for the full issue
price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof, (i) that on the date of
issuance of any of the Ordinary Shares the Company will have sufficient authorised but unissued
Ordinary Shares, (j) that on the date of issuance of any award under the Plans, the Company will be
able to pay its liabilities as they become due, (k) that the Companys shares will be listed on an
appointed stock exchange, as defined in the Companies Act
1981, as amended, and the general permission issued by
the Bermuda Monetary Authority on 1 June 2005 will not have been revoked or amended at the time of
issuance of any Ordinary Shares.
We express no opinion with respect to the issuance of shares pursuant to any provision of the Plans
that purports to obligate the Company to issue shares following the commencement of a winding up or
liquidation. We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of
any jurisdiction other than Bermuda. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Bermuda and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and
practice in Bermuda. This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the
Registration Statement and the issuance of the Ordinary Shares by the Company pursuant to the Plans
and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.
On the basis of, and subject to, the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
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The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda in good standing
(meaning solely that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda government
authority or to pay any Bermuda government fees or tax which would make it liable to be struck
off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda). |
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When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plans, the Ordinary Shares will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no
further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of
such shares). |
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving
such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the
Securities Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully
/s/ CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN
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EXHIBIT 15.1
Enstar Group Limited
3rd Floor, Windsor Place
18 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX, Bermuda
Attention: Richard Harris, CFO
We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States), the unaudited interim financial information of Enstar Group Limited and
subsidiaries for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and have issued our report
dated May 10, 2007, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007, and 2006, and have
issued our report dated August 9, 2007, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September
30, 2007, and 2006, and have issued our report dated November 9, 2007. As indicated in such
reports, because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, and September 30, 2007 are being
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act
of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an
accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and
11 of that Act.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
Hamilton, Bermuda
January 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
reports relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Enstar Group
Limited dated March 16, 2007, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Enstar Group Limited
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
Hamilton, Bermuda
January 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
report relating to the financial statements of Inter-Ocean Holdings Ltd. dated May 11, 2007,
appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Enstar Group Limited filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 11, 2007.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
Hamilton, Bermuda
January 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
reports relating to the financial statements and managements report on the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of Enstar USA, Inc. dated March 16, 2007, appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Enstar Group Limited for the year ended December 31, 2006.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
January 25, 2008