Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

December 4, 2007

Documents

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RIKER WILLIAM I
(Last) (First) (Middle)
RENAISSANCE HOUSE
8-20 EAST BROADWAY
(Street)
PEMBROKE, BERMUDA D0 HM 19
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [ RNR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/30/2007 M 24,000(1) A $16 352,946 D
Common Stock 11/30/2007 F 6,497(2) D $59.11 346,449 D
Common Stock 11/30/2007 G V 23,534(3) D $0.00 322,915 D
Common Stock 12/03/2007 S 10,000(4) D $58.31 312,915 D
Common Stock 14,505 I By Partnership(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $16 11/30/2007 M 24,000(1) 05/06/1999 05/06/2008 Common Stock 24,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The transactions reported hereby relate to the exercise of incentive stock options originally granted to the Reporting Person on May 5, 1998 with a ten year term. In accordance with the tax requirements relating to incentive stock options, the Reporting Person intends to hold the shares issued on exercise thereof for at least one year.
2. This transaction represents shares disposed of to the Issuer in full payment for the exercise price of the incentive stock option.
3. This line reflects bona fide third party gifts to several charities made by the Reporting Person on November 30, 2007.
4. This line reflects the sale of shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on December 3, 2007. The sale was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 9, 2007. Detailed information regarding these sales is reflected in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
5. These securities are owned and controlled by a family limited partnership for the benefit of immediate family members of the Reporting Person and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney Exhibit 99.1 - Schedule of Sales
/s/William I Riker 12/04/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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