XL Group plc Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.14 Per Ordinary Share

DUBLIN, Ireland, August 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Group plc ("XL" or the "Company") (NYSE: XL) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend on August 2, 2013 of $0.14 per ordinary share payable on the Company's ordinary shares. The dividend will be payable on September 30, 2013 to ordinary shareholders of record as of September 13, 2013.

The Company also announced today that the board of directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary, XLIT Ltd., resolved on July 31, 2013 to pay (a) a dividend of $8.6572 per share on XLIT Ltd.'s Series D Preference Ordinary Shares, which dividend will be paid on October 15, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of October 1, 2013, and (b) a dividend of $32.50 per share on XLIT Ltd.'s Series E Preference Ordinary Shares, which dividend will be paid on October 15, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of October 1, 2013.

About XL Group plc

XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), through its subsidiaries, is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. XL is the company clients look to for answers to their most complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more, visit www.xlgroup.com.

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