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): | February 19, 2016 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-14428 | 98-0141974 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On February 19, 2016, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that (i) Nicholas L. Trivisonno will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) in conjunction with the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”) and (ii) that Carol P. Sanders has been nominated by the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Trivisonno’s retirement. Ms. Sanders’s election is subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
The Company’s press release, issued February 19, 2016, announcing the retirement of Mr. Trivisonno and the nomination of Ms. Sanders, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The disclosure set forth in Item 5.02 above is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Copy of the Company’s press release issued February 19, 2016
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.
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | ||||
| February 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | ||
| Name: Stephen H. Weinstein | ||||
| Title: SVP, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated February 19, 2016 |