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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report October 16, 1997
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LASALLE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12823 Not Applicable
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
25 Church Street, P.O. Box HM 1502
Hamilton HM FX, Bermuda Not Applicable
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(Address of Principal Executive (Zip Code)
Offices)
(441) 292-3339
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S.
On October 16, 1997, LaSalle Re Holdings Limited (the "Company") sold 9,650
previously unissued shares of the Company's Common Shares, par value $1.00 per
share, to certain employees and officers pursuant to the Company's Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, for cash consideration in the amount of
$338,956.25 in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 by reason of Regulation S promulgated thereunder.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LASALLE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Dated: October 31, 1997 By: /S/ Andrew Cook
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Andrew Cook
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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