8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 16, 2001
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): October 15, 2001
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RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda 34-0-26512 98-013-8020
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
Renaissance House
8-12 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
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 15, 2001, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. ("RenaissanceRe") agreed to
issue and sell 2,500,000 of its Common Shares in an underwritten public offering
pursuant to RenaissanceRe's currently effective shelf registration statement.
The shares are being offered at a public offering price of $94.30 per share. The
net proceeds to RenaissanceRe are expected to be approximately $233 million, and
will be used for general corporate purposes. Merrill Lynch & Co. is the
underwriter for the offering. The Common Shares were originally registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Registration Statements
on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-70528 and 333-59394) of RenaissanceRe.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated October 15, 2001, by and between
RenaissanceRe and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
4.1 Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of RenaissanceRe, as approved at
RenaissanceRe's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 18,
2001.
5.1 Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, counsel to RenaissanceRe.
99.1 RenaissanceRe's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as approved at
RenaissanceRe's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 18,
2001.
99.2 Press Release issued by RenaissanceRe, dated October 15, 2001.
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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: October 16, 2001 By: /s/ John M. Lummis
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Name: John M. Lummis
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated October 15, 2001, by and between
RenaissanceRe and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated.
4.1 Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of RenaisanceRe, as approved at
RenaissanceRe's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on
May 18, 2001.
5.1 Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, counsel to RenaissanceRe
99.1 RenaissancRe's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as approved at
RenaissanceRe's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on
May 18, 2001.
99.2 Press Release issued by RenaissanceRe, dated October 15, 2001.