Edgar Filing: Essent Group Ltd.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

PBRA (CAYMAN) Co

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essent Group Ltd. [ESNT]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PINE BROOK ROAD, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/25/2014

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10165

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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
Common Shares, par value $0.015	11/25/2014		S		2,514,662	D	$ 22.25	13,083,064	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PBRA (CAYMAN) Co C/O PINE BROOK ROAD 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10165		X		See Remarks
Essent Intermediate, L.P. C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NC 10165		X		See Remarks

Signatures

PBRA (CAYMAN) COMPANY, By: /s/ Rob Jackowitz, Director		11/26/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 4 is being filed on behalf of PRBA (Cayman) Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("PRBA") and Essent Intermediate, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Essent Intermediate") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). PRBA is the general partner of Essent Intermediate and Pine Brook Essent Co-Invest, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Essent Co-Invest" and, together with Essent Intermediate, the "PB Entities"). PBRA may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own shares held by the PB Entities and disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein. Essent Intermediate disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein except those reported as held directly by it.
(2)	Represents Common Shares held directly by Essent Co-Invest.
Remarks: Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filers' Information and Signatures Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the PB Entities, and PRBA by virtue of its control of the PB Entities, may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of the PB Entities' contractual right to designate a member of the board of directors of the issuer. William Spiegel and Robert Glanville, each a director of PRBA, are members of the issuer's board of directors.

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