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): November 27, 2012
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-14428 | 98-014-1974 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
Renaissance House 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke Bermuda | HM 19 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-4513
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.04. | Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement |
(a) On November 27, 2012, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it had issued a notice of mandatory redemption of 6,000,000 of its issued and outstanding 6.60% Series D Preference Shares (the “Series D Shares”). The redemption is to take place on December 27, 2012. The redemption will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series D Shares. The Depository Trust Company (DTC), the securities’ holder of record, will determine by random lottery how the partial redemption will be allocated, in accordance with DTC’s rules and procedures. The redemption price will be $25 per Series D Share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to December 27, 2012.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit # | Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of the Company’s press release, issued November 27, 2012 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. | ||||||
| Date: November 27, 2012 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | |||||
| Name: | Stephen H. Weinstein | |||||
| Title: | SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of the Company’s press release, issued November 27, 2012 | |
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