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 15, 2006
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda |
34-0-26512 |
98-014-1974 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Renaissance House |
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 under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
On December 15, 2006, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it had issued a mandatory notice of redemption of all 6,000,000 of its issued and outstanding 8.10% Series A Preference Shares (the “Series A Shares”). The redemption is to take place on January 15, 2007. The redemption will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Shares, and the aggregate redemption price paid by the Company for the Series A Shares will be approximately $151.5 million, which includes accrued and unpaid dividends to January 15, 2007.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 15, 2006, 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.
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| 99.1 | Copy of the Company’s press release, issued December 15, 2006. | |
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: | December 15, 2006 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | |||||
| Name: Stephen H. Weinstein Title: General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit # | Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of the Company’s press release, issued December 15, 2006. | |