UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A



|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011

OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the Transition Period from  to

001-34809

Commission File Number





GLOBAL
INDEMNITY PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Ireland                                                        |  | 98-0664891                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

ARTHUR COX BUILDING

EARLSFORT TERRACE

DUBLIN 2

IRELAND

(Address of principal executive office including zip code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code: 353 (0) 1 618 0517

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:



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|Title of Each Class                         |  | Name of Exchange on Which Registered
|Common A Ordinary shares, $0.0001 Par Value |  | The Nasdaq Global Select Market     

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE





Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act.    YES   ̈    NO  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    YES   ̈    NO  x

Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    YES  x    NO   ̈

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



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|Large accelerated filer |  |  ̈                                                |  | Accelerated filer         |  | þ
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|Non-accelerated filer   |  |  ̈  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  |  ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).    YES   ̈    NO  x

The aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price of the registrants Class A Ordinary shares as of the last business
day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter (based on the last reported sale price on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as of such date), was $364,838,132. Class A ordinary shares held by each executive officer and
director and by each person who is known by the registrant to beneficially own 5% or more of the registrants outstanding Class A ordinary shares have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed affiliates. The determination of
affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of March 9, 2012, the registrant had outstanding
16,474,915 Class A Ordinary shares and 12,061,370 Class B Ordinary shares.









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Explanatory Note

Global Indemnity plc (the Company) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this Amendment) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 14, 2012 (the Initial 10-K Filing), for the purpose of modifying Part IV Item 15, Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules by
amending and restating the Exhibit Index included in the Initial 10-K Filing to include the following exhibits:



| | 1. | Description of Employment Arrangement with Cynthia Y. Valko, dated September 12, 2011;
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| | 2. | Description of Employment Arrangement with Joseph R. Lebens, dated December 6, 2011; and
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| | 3. | Employment Agreement, as amended, for William J. Devlin, Jr., dated October 24, 2005.
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In addition, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as Exhibits 31.3
and 31.4, respectively, to this Amendment.

Except for the corrections described above, this Amendment does not modify any disclosures
contained in the Initial 10-K Filing. Additionally, this Amendment does not attempt to update the disclosures in our Initial 10-K Filing or to discuss any developments subsequent to the date of the Initial 10-K filing. In accordance with the rules
and regulations of the SEC, the information contained in the Initial 10-K Filing and this Amendment is subject to updated or supplemental information contained in reports filed by us with the SEC subsequent to the filing dates of the Initial 10-K
Filing and this Amendment.



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PART IV



|Item 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with
respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the
specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

The following documents are filed as part of this report:



| | (1) | The Financial Statements listed in the accompanying index on page 88 are filed as part of this report.
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| | (2) | The Financial Statement Schedules listed in the accompanying index on page 88 are filed as part of this report.
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|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|            | 
|3.1         |  | Memorandum and Articles of Association of Global Indemnity plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No.
001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|3.2         |  | Certificate of Incorporation of Global Indemnity plc, an Irish public limited company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2,
2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|            | 
|4.1         |  | Form of 6.22% Guaranteed Senior Note due 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 21, 2005(File No.
000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|            | 
|4.2         |  | Assumption Agreement relating to the 6.22% Guaranteed Senior Notes, dated June 1, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2,
2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|            | 
|10.1*       |  | Management Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2003, by and among United National Group, Ltd., Fox Paine & Company, LLC and The AMC Group, L.P. with related Indemnity Letter
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-108857) filed on October 28, 2003)(File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                            
|            | 
|10.2*       |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006, by and among United America Indemnity, Ltd., Fox Paine & Company, LLC and Wind River Holdings, L.P.,
formerly The AMC Group, L.P. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2006) (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|10.3*       |  | Letter Agreement, dated March 16, 2011, assigning the 2003 Management Agreement (as amended) and related indemnity agreement, by and among United America Indemnity, Ltd., Global
Indemnity (Cayman) Ltd. and Fox Paine & Company, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                         
|            | 
|10.4*       |  | Guaranties, dated March 15, 2011, provided by each of United America Indemnity, Ltd., Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd., and Global Indemnity Group, Inc., in each case in favor
of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, relating to the obligations of Global Indemnity (Cayman) Ltd. under the Letter Agreement, dated March 15, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.27 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).
|            | 
|10.5*       |  | Global Indemnity plc Share Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated
July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|            | 
|10.6*       |  | Amendment to Global Indemnity plc Share Incentive Plan dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010
(File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|            | 
|10.7*       |  | Deed Poll of Assumption for United America Indemnity, Ltd. Share Incentive Plan by Global Indemnity plc, dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 or
Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|10.8*       |  | Global Indemnity plc Annual Incentive Award Program, amended and restated effective July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K12B
dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|            | 
|10.9*       |  | Deed Poll of Assumption for United America Indemnity, Ltd. Annual Incentive Award Program by Global Indemnity plc, dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.5 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 
|10.10*      |  | Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated July 2, 2010, by and among Global Indemnity plc (as successor to United America Indemnity, Ltd.) and the signatories thereto
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                              
|            | 
|10.11*      |  | Assignment and Assumption Agreement relating to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of our Current
Report on Form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|            | 
|10.12*      |  | Indemnification Agreement between United America Indemnity, Ltd. and Fox Paine Capital Fund II International L.P., dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.8 of our Current Report on Form 8-K12b dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 
|10.13*      |  | Form of Indemnification Agreement between United America Indemnity, Ltd. and certain directors and officers of Global Indemnity plc, dated July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.9 of our Current Report on form 8-K12B dated July 2, 2010 (File No. 001-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                               
|            | 
|10.14*+     |  | Employment Agreement, as amended, for William J. Devlin, Jr., dated October 24, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|            | 
|10.15*      |  | Employment Agreement for Larry A. Frakes, dated May 10, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2007 (File No.
000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 
|10.16*      |  | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Larry A. Frakes, dated February 5, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 8, 2008 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             



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|        | 
|10.17*  |  | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Larry A. Frakes, dated August 14, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on August 17, 2009 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|        | 
|10.18*  |  | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Larry A. Frakes, entered into on March 15, 2011 and effective as of July 2, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.13 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|        | 
|10.19*  |  | Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 28, 2008, between United National Insurance Company and J. Scott Reynolds (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to our annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|        | 
|10.20*  |  | Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2008, between United National Insurance Company and J. Scott Reynolds (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.23 to our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|        | 
|10.21*  |  | Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2009, between Penn-America Insurance Company and Matthew B. Scott (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to our
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|        | 
|10.22*  |  | Retention Agreement between Penn-America Insurance Company and Matthews B. Scott, dated March 15, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|        | 
|10.23*  |  | Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2009, between Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and Troy W. Santora (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to
our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|        | 
|10.24*  |  | Retention Agreement between Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and Troy W. Santora, dated March 15, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|        | 
|10.25*  |  | Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2009, between United America Indemnity, Ltd. and Thomas M. McGeehan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to our
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|        | 
|10.26*  |  | Retention Agreement between United America Indemnity, Ltd. and Thomas M. McGeehan, dated March 15, 2011. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|        | 
|10.27*  |  | Retention Agreement between Diamond State Insurance Company and David J. Myers, dated March 15, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of our annual report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 000-34809)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|        | 
|10.28*+ |  | Description of Employment Arrangement with Cynthia Y. Valko, dated September 12, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|        | 
|10.29*+ |  | Description of Employment Arrangement with Joseph R. Lebens, dated December 6, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|        | 
|10.30*  |  | Subscription and Backstop Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2009, between United America Indemnity, Ltd., U.N. Holdings (Cayman) II, Ltd., and Fox Paine & Company, LLC
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2009 (File No. 000-50511)).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|        | 
|21.1+   |  | List of Subsidiaries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|        | 
|23.1+   |  | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|        | 
|31.1+   |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|        | 
|31.2+   |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|        | 
|31.3+   |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|        | 
|31.4+   |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|        | 
|32.1+   |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|        | 
|32.2+   |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|        | 
|101.1+  |  | The following financial information from Global Indemnitys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets
for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and
2009; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; (vi) Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) Financial Statement Schedules.



|+ | Filed or furnished herewith.
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|* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Global Indemnity has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.



GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLCBy:

/s/ Cynthia Y. ValkoName:

Cynthia Y. ValkoTitle:

Chief Executive OfficerDate:

September 5, 2012