Northshore Re Limited is incorporated in Bermuda as an exempted company – registration number 47879 and registered office at:  Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda and registered as a Special Purpose Insurer in Bermuda.

The nominal market capitalization of the Notes is US$200,000,000 being the total face value of the Series 2013-1 Class A Notes which are exposed to certain hurricane and earthquake events on an aggregate basis during the risk period, as specified in the Circular The Series 2013-1 Notes are subject to extension at the election of the risk transfer counterparty, as described in the Circular.

The Notes will each be issued in minimum denominations of $250,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.