UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 720, 2010

ODYSSEY RE HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		1-16535 (Commission File Number)		52-2301683 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 977-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 720, 2010, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited issued a press release announcing that ~~Odyssey~~its wholly-owned subsidiary, Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., has ~~commenced~~received athe requisite consents for the consent solicitation relating to its 7.65% Senior Notes due 2013 and its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	(d)		Exhibits.
	99.1		Press Release dated July 720, 2010.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 721, 2010


ODYSSEY RE HOLDINGS CORP.
By:	/s/ Peter H. Lovell
	Name:	Peter H. Lovell
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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