Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. and Easterly Acquisition Corp. Amend Merger Agreement

HAMILTON, Bermuda & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 30, 2018, Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. (“Sirius Group”), a global multi-line insurance and reinsurance group, and Easterly Acquisition Corp. (“Easterly”) (Nasdaq: EACQ) announced that they have executed an amendment to the agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) for the previously announced business combination of Sirius Group with Easterly, pursuant to which Easterly will merge with and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius Group (the “Merger”) and Sirius Group will become a publicly listed company.