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): December 5, 2005
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
MISSOURI 1-11848 43-1627032
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI 63017
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (636) 736-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On December 5, 2005, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the
"Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing, among other
things, the pricing of $400 million of junior subordinated debentures pursuant
to a public offering. A copy of the Press Release is furnished with this report
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state. The offer of the junior subordinated debentures as described above
will be made solely by means of a prospectus in accordance with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information
or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
See exhibit index.
SIGNATURE
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.
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA,
INCORPORATED
Date: December 7, 2005 By: /s/ Jack B. Lay
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Jack B. Lay
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press release issued December 5, 2005
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