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)
May 14, 2014
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 1-15731 | 98-0365432 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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Wessex House – 2nd Floor 45 Reid Street PO Box HM 845 Hamilton HM DX, Bermuda | Not Applicable |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 441-295-0006
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
| | (a) | The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the registrant was held on May 14, 2014. |
| | (b) | The shareholders elected Director nominees Dominic J. Addesso, John J. Amore, John R. Dunne, William F. Galtney, Jr., Roger M. Singer, Joseph V. Taranto and John A. Weber; appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 and did not approve, by non-binding advisory vote, 2013 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers. |
| | The votes cast with respect to each such matter are as follows: |
| | Total Shares Represented at the Meeting in Person or Proxy |
| | 47,141,822 |
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| | | | Against or | | | | |
| | For | | Withheld | | Abstain | | Non-votes |
| Election of directors each to serve a one year period to expire at | | | | | | | |
| the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: | | | | | | | |
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| Dominic J. Addesso | 43,586,503 | | 2,603,497 | | - | | 951,822 |
| John J. Amore | 43,008,576 | | 3,181,424 | | - | | 951,822 |
| John R. Dunne | 38,708,408 | | 7,481,592 | | - | | 951,822 |
| William F. Galtney, Jr. | 34,146,788 | | 12,043,212 | | - | | 951,822 |
| Roger M. Singer | 40,008,618 | | 6,181,382 | | - | | 951,822 |
| Joseph V. Taranto | 43,288,687 | | 2,901,313 | | - | | 951,822 |
| John A. Weber | 39,030,762 | | 7,159,238 | | - | | 951,822 |
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| Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent | | | | | | |
| registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 | 45,880,055 | | 1,165,997 | | 95,770 | | - |
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| Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of 2013 compensation paid | | | | | | | |
| to the Company's Named Executive Officers | 20,879,594 | | 25,187,302 | | 123,104 | | 951,822 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| | | EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD. |
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| | By: | /S/ KEITH T. SHOEMAKER | |
| | | Keith T. Shoemaker |
| | | Comptroller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: May 15, 2014
