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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 * SINNOTT JOHN T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JAMES RIVER GROUP, INC [JRVR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 MEADOWMONT VILLAGE CIRCLE, SUITE 333 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2007 (Street) CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/11/2007   D   11,272 D $ 34.5 (1) 0 D

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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

Options to purchase common stock

$ 10

12/11/2007

D

8,120

(2)

09/03/2013

Common Stock

8,120

(2)

0

D

Options to purchase common stock

$ 10

12/11/2007

D

4,000

(3)

03/24/2014

Common Stock

4,000

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SINNOTT JOHN T 300 MEADOWMONT VILLAGE CIRCLE SUITE 333 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517	X

Signatures

/s/ E. Caperton Lauver, Attorney-in-Fact		12/11/2007
**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)	On November 6, 2007, the Company's stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 11, 2007, among the issuer, Franklin Holdings (Bermuda), Ltd. and Franklin Acquisition Corp. (the merger agreement). Pursuant to the merger agreement, the issuer was acquired by Franklin Holdings (Bermuda), Ltd., effective December 11, 2007 (the merger). Subsequent to the closing of the merger, the issuer's common stock ceased to be publicly traded and its registration was terminated with the SEC and NASDAQ. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, each option to purchase shares of the issuer's common stock, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for either a cash payment or for options in Franklin Holdings II (Bermuda), Ltd. (a private company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Holdings (Bermuda), Ltd.).
(2)	This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 9/04/2003, was cancelled in accordance with the merger agreement pursuant to which the reporting person is entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the difference between $34.50 and the strike price of the underlying option multiplied by the number of options cancelled in connection with the merger, without interest, and less any required withholding taxes. Reflects 10-for-1 common stock split effective 8/08/2005.
(3)	This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 3/25/2004, was cancelled in accordance with the merger agreement pursuant to which the reporting person is entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the difference between $34.50 and the strike price of the underlying option multiplied by the number of options cancelled in connection with the merger, without interest, and less any required withholding taxes. Reflects 10-for-1 common stock split effective 8/08/2005.
Remarks: Ms. E. Caperton Lauver was granted power of attorney to sign this Form 4 on behalf of Mr. Sinnott.

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