Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WEINSTOCK DAVID B
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essent Group Ltd. [ESNT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD. CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2013
(Street)

HAMILTON, D0 HM 11
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 Shares, par value $0.015 11/05/2013   C   21,783 (3) A (1) 21,783 D  
Common Shares, par value $0.015 11/05/2013   C   45,146 (4) A (2) 66,929 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
Class A Common Shares (1) 11/05/2013   C     16,236 (1)   (1)   (1) Common Shares 21,783 (1) (3) (1) 0 D  
Class B-2 Common Shares (2) 11/05/2013   C     115,871 (2)   (2)   (2) Common Shares 45,146 (2) (4) (2) 0 D  
Restricted Share Units (5) 11/05/2013   A   12,000     (5)   (5) Common Shares 12,000 (5) 12,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WEINSTOCK DAVID B
C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD. CLARENDON HOUSE
2 CHURCH STREET
HAMILTON, D0 HM 11
      VP & Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Mary Lourdes Gibbons, as attorney-in-fact   11/05/2013
**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 Class A Common Shares automatically converted into Common Shares, par value $0.015, after giving effect to the 2 for 3 share split, immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering.
(2) The Class B-2 Common Shares that are eligible to vest under the issuer's Amended and Restated 2009 Restricted Share Plan (the "2009 Plan") automatically converted into Common Shares, par value $0.015, after giving effect to the 2 for 3 share split, immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering and any Class B-2 Common Shares that are not eligible to vest under the 2009 Plan were forfeited immediately prior to consummation of the issuer's initial public offering.
(3) Includes 13,975 restricted shares granted under the issuer's Annual Leadership Bonus Plan, of which 6,937 vest on January 1, 2014, 4,622 vest on January 1, 2015 and the remaining restricted shares vest on January 1, 2016.
(4) Includes 30,097 restricted shares granted under the issuer's 2009 Plan, of which 15,049 vest on December 1, 2013 and 15,048 vest on December 1, 2014.
(5) Granted under the issuer's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan effective immediately prior to the consummation of the issuer's initial public offering. The restricted share units will be settled in the issuer's common shares, subject to time-based vesting, and will vest and settle in equal annual installments during the three-year period commencing January 1, 2014.

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