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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 * Richmond Hill Investments, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Global Indemnity plc [GBLI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 375 HUDSON STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10014 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 04/30/2012   P   1,327 A $ 17.97 (1) 1,900,646 I (4) See footnote (5) (6) Class A Ordinary Shares 05/01/2012   P   9,391 A $ 17.93 (2) 1,910,037 I (4) See footnote (5) (6) Class A Ordinary Shares 05/02/2012   P   10,001 A $ 17.96 (3) 1,920,038 I (4) See footnote (5) (6)

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Richmond Hill Investments, LLC 375 HUDSON STREET 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10014		X
Essex Equity Joint Investment Vehicle, LLC 375 HUDSON STREET 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10014		X
Maher Basil C/O ESSEX EQUITY MANAGEMENT, LLC 70 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 105 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039		X
Maher M. Brian C/O ESSEX EQUITY MANAGEMENT, LLC 70 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 105 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039		X

Signatures

/s/ John Liu, Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Hill Investments, LLC		05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Richmond Hill Investments, LLC, its Investment Manager		05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John Liu, Attorney-in-fact for Basil Maher		05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John Liu, Attorney-in-fact for M. Brian Maher		05/02/2012
**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)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.93 to $17.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Global Indemnity plc, any security holder of Global Indemnity plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within such range.
(2)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.83 to $18.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Global Indemnity plc, any security holder of Global Indemnity plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within such range.
(3)	The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.85 to $17.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Global Indemnity plc, any security holder of Global Indemnity plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within such range.
(4)	The amount of securities shown in this row is owned directly by Essex Equity Joint Investment Vehicle, LLC (the "Fund").
(5)	As the investment adviser of the Fund, Richmond Hill Investments, LLC (the "Investment Adviser") may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities held by the Fund. The Investment Adviser disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any.
(6)	Each of Basil Maher and M. Brian Maher (collectively, the "Individual Reporting Persons"), as a member of the investment committee of the Fund, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities held by the Fund. Each of the Individual Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any.

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