Reinsurance Co of the U.S. Partner Form 3 DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST / Reinsurance Co of the U.S. Partner ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Partner Reinsurance Co of the U.S.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE GREENWICH PLAZA

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST [ KSM ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Floating Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares, Series 2015(1)(2)	2,419	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 16, 2015, Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. ("PRC"), a wholly owned direct subsidiary of PartnerRe Ltd., and Citibank N.A. ("Citibank") entered into a Put/Call Agreement (the "Put/Call Agreement"), by which, among other things, PRC granted Citibank an option (exercisable between January 21, 2015 and March 31, 2015) (the "Put Option") to cause PRC to purchase the Floating Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares, Series 2015 (the "MTPS Shares") from Citibank at the option price of $25,000 per share plus accumulated but unpaid dividends. On March 3, 2015, Citibank notified PRC that it was exercising the Put Option.

2. Following the exercise of the Put Option, PRC designated its affiliate, Partner Reinsurance Company of the U.S. ("PRC-US"), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of PartnerRe Ltd., to perform PRC's obligations under the Put/Call Agreement, whereupon PRC-US became the direct beneficial owner of the reported securities.

Remarks:

	/s/Thomas L. Forsyth, EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	05/27/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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