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): January 25, 2007
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.) |
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Renaissance
House 8-20 East Broadway, Pembroke Bermuda |
HM 19 |
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(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)
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:
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Item 2.04. Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
On January 25, 2007, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the ‘‘Company’’) announced that RenaissanceRe Capital Trust will call for redemption all 100,000 of its issued and outstanding 8.54% Series B Capital Securities (the ‘‘Capital Securities’’) concurrently with the redemption by the Company of the underlying 8.54% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the ‘‘Debentures’’) held by RenaissanceRe Capital Trust. The redemption is to take place on March 1, 2007. These redemptions will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust relating to RenaissanceRe Capital Trust and the Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Indenture relating to the Debentures. The aggregate redemption price (including accrued and unpaid dividends up to, but excluding, March 1, 2007) to be paid for the Capital Securities, excluding Capital Securities owned by the Company, will be approximately $91,900,000.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 25, 2007, 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 January 25, 2007. | ||
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: January 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | ||||
Name: Stephen
H. Weinstein Title: General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit # | Description | ||
99.1 | Copy of the Company’s press release, issued January 25, 2007. | ||
RenaissanceRe Announces Redemption of 8.54% Series B Capital Securities
Pembroke, Bermuda, January 25, 2007 — RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) announced today that RenaissanceRe Capital Trust will call for redemption all of its outstanding 8.54% Series B Capital Securities (CUSIP: 759936 AC 1) on March 1, 2007, concurrently with the redemption by RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. of the underlying 8.54% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures held by RenaissanceRe Capital Trust. The redemption price will be $1,042.70 per Capital Security plus accrued and unpaid dividends up to, but excluding, March 1, 2007.
On and after the redemption date, the Capital Securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, dividends on the Capital Securities will cease to accrue, and all rights of the holders of the Capital Securities will cease (including rights under the guarantees by RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. relating to the Capital Securities), except for the right to receive the redemption price, without interest thereon, upon surrender of the Capital Securities.
As of today there are 100,000 of the Capital Securities outstanding. The notice of redemption is being mailed today to registered holders of Capital Securities. Questions relating to and requests for additional copies of the notice of redemption should be directed to the Trustee, The Bank of New York, at 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10004 (telephone: 1-800-275-2048).
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. Our business consists of two segments: (1) Reinsurance, which includes catastrophe reinsurance, specialty reinsurance and certain joint ventures and other investments managed by our subsidiary RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd., and (2) Individual Risk, which includes primary insurance and quota share reinsurance.
Cautionary Statement under ‘‘Safe Harbor’’ Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements made in this news release contain information about the Company’s future business prospects. These statements may be considered ‘‘forward-looking.’’ These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further information regarding cautionary statements and factors affecting future results, please refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006.
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INVESTOR
CONTACT:
Todd R. Fonner Senior Vice President RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (441) 239-4801 |
MEDIA
CONTACT:
David Lilly or Dawn Dover Kekst and Company (212) 521-4800 |
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