Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

March 5, 2008

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*
Weinstein Stephen Howard
(Last) (First) (Middle)
RENAISSANCE HOUSE
8-20 EAST BROADWAY
(Street)
PEMBROKE , BERMUDA D0 HM19
(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)
SVP, General Counsel & Secty
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2008
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 03/03/2008 A 5,763(1) A $0.00 60,927 D
Common Stock 03/03/2008 F 976(2) D $53.86 59,951 D
Common Stock 03/03/2008 G V 445(3) D $0.0 59,506 D
Common Stock 03/03/2008 G V 445(3) A $0.0 1,948 I By Trust(4)
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) $53.86 03/03/2008 A 1,856 03/03/2012(5) 03/03/2018 Common Stock 1,856 $0.00 1,856 D
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $53.86 03/03/2008 A 29,309 03/03/2009(5) 03/03/2018 Common Stock 29,309 $0.00 29,309 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares are scheduled to vest in four equal installments beginning on March 3, 2009.
2. Represents exclusively shares withheld by the Registrant in respect of payment of withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted shares.
3. On March 3, 2008, the reporting person made a gift of 445 shares of Common Stock to a trust for the benefit of a minor child of the reporting person.
4. These shares were gifted to and are held directly by a trust for the benefit of a minor child of the reporting person, and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the reporting person.
5. On March 3, 2008, the Registrant granted Mr. Weinstein employee stock options comprised of (i) 1,856 incentive stock options which are scheduled to vest in a single installment on March 3, 2012 and (ii) a total of 29,309 non-qualified stock options which are scheduled to vest in four annual installments of 7,792, 7,791, 7,791 and 5,935 beginning on March 3, 2009.
/s/ Anthony E. Szydlowski, Attorney-in-Fact 03/05/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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

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